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MI: Granholm deserves praise on prisons

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Granholm deserves praise on prisons Detroit Free Press By Jeff Gerritt October 29, 2010 A former prosecutor, Gov. Jennifer Granholm would never have guessed -- and will probably never fully embrace -- her only real legacy. But when political pundits look back on Granholm's uneven eight-year tenure, one thing will stand out: Her administration closed 13 of the state's 47 prisons and presided over an unprecedented drop in the inmate population -- while crime rates went down. After decades of steady increases driven by so-called tough-on-crime laws, Michigan's prison population peaked at 51,554 in March 2007. Since then, it has dropped by 7,500 inmates, or 15%, to roughly 44,000. That's easily the largest proportional drop in the nation, saving Michigan taxpayers an estimated $250 million a year...continue to full post

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