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Alarmist NY Times Story Could Hurt Efforts To Reduce Overcrowded Prisons

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Alarmist NY Times Story Could Hurt Efforts To Reduce Overcrowded Prisons Jill Harris, Managing Director for Public Policy, Drug Policy Alliance Posted: March 5, 2010 02:35 PM Huffington Post Today the New York Times has several articles describing the effects of budget cuts in various states. On the front page is a story about Arizona's effort to save money by shutting roadside rest stops, angering people in that state. Inside, on the front page of the National section, is a story about protests in California over cuts to education. Yet back on the front page is an alarmist article that will set back efforts to close budget gaps other than by cutting services, with the headline: "Safety is Issue as Budget Cuts Free Prisoners." The article talks of a "backlash" that has been unleashed in states that have tried to cut costs by reducing their prison populations...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 06, 2010 (boomark / email).