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Budget woes prompt states to rethink prison policy

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"Of the states we do business with, none have made prison construction a priority in this economic environment," said Tony Grande, CCA's executive vice president. "Our partnership with the states will become even stronger. ...We want to be a part of their financial solution." Budget woes prompt states to rethink prison policy By DAVID CRARY January 10, 2009 NEW YORK (AP) ? Their budgets in crisis, governors, legislators and prison officials across the nation are making or considering policy changes that will likely remove tens of thousands of offenders from prisons and parole supervision. Collectively, the pending and proposed initiatives could add up to one of biggest shifts ever in corrections policy, putting into place cost-saving reforms that have struggled to win political support in the tough-on-crime climate of recent decades...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 11, 2009 (boomark / email).