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WA: Cost of prison system must be reined in

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Cost of prison system must be reined in Sunday, January 11, 2009 11:25 AM PST Jan. 11 Daily News editorial Virtually every state agency is targeted for cuts in Gov. Chris Gregoire?s budget blueprint. The Department of Corrections is asked to cut $125 million from its spending plan for the next biennium to help cope with a projected $5.7 billion revenue shortfall. Corrections Secretary Eldon Vail says that may require the early release of some inmates, an increase in the use of monitoring bracelets and a reduction in the supervision ex-convicts. There are substantial savings to be made in the corrections budget without seriously compromising public safety, we?ve no doubt. Eliminating supervision for offenders who served time for gross misdemeanors could save $31 million, according to The Tacoma News Tribune...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 12, 2009 (boomark / email).