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Pew Center on States lauds Texas' 2007 probation reforms

By Gritsforbreakfast

The Pew Center on States had nice things to say about Texas' prison and probation reforms from 2007, citing them as the main reason for the state's high score on it's state report card:As last year's budget deliberations began, Texas was looking at a 17,000-bed shortage of prison space over the next five years. To deal with that problem, the Department of Criminal Justice submitted a $520 million proposal for three new prisons, as well as modest support for drug treatment in order to cut down on recidivism.But the legislature, bolstered by a report from the Sunset Advisory Commission ? a legislative entity that assesses the effectiveness and efficiency of Texas' agencies ? crafted an alternative plan to invest more funds in programs with a track record of reducing recidivism...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 06, 2008 (boomark / email).