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"Tough sentencing harder on budgets than on crime"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this recent op-ed by Marc Mauer of The Sentencing Project.  Here are some excerpts: [G]overnors across the nation are finding that prison expansion in the midst of an economic crisis is not sustainable, since it cuts into funding for higher education and other vital services. if(miyahoo.ads[mi_live_or_preview].dart.enabled){ // 'live' or 'preview' is set during page build _krdDartInc++; document.write(''); } The fiscal crisis, though, offers an opportunity to get beyond the "tough on crime" rhetoric that has shaped criminal-justice policy and to promote bipartisan initiatives that are both fiscally responsible and enhance public safety. If prison growth is to be brought under control, three areas of policy are critical for success: sentencing reform, prisoner re-entry and reducing parole revocations...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 10, 2009 (boomark / email).