With many thanks to Michael Connelly of Corrections Sentencing, who serves on a Pew committee, we learn of an important report to be released February 14th by the Public Safety Performance Project of The Pew Charitable Trusts.  Here is what Pew has to say about it:

On Wednesday, February 14, at 9:30 am, the Public Safety Performance Project of The Pew Charitable Trusts will release a new national and state-by-state forecast of America's prison population over the next five years, identify the critical challenges facing states, and highlight innovative approaches some states are taking to protect public safety and control corrections spending.

Certainly something to watch for.