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• 10 Steps for Corrections Directors, Plus Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing

  As a result of "hundreds of hours of interviews with a wide cross section of officials from 45 state corrections departments in an effort to spotlight the most effective management practices," the Pew Center on the States brings us Ten Steps... Posted May 22 2008, 02:44 PM by Eileen Conway with Filed under: Research, Corrections Reform, Sentencing guidelines

• State Sentencing and Corrections Legislation

  The National Conference of State Legislatures has published a report that examines state legislative actions during 2007, the elements that drove these actions, and the potential impact of sentencing and corrections in the near term. Principal legislative... Posted Mar 26 2008, 02:17 PM by CC Pro with Filed under: Incarceration rates, Sentencing, Corrections Reform, Public administration, Legislation, Corrections Costs

• Examining the Incarceration Policy/Funding Bind

  The Pew Center on the States has released a new report examining how states are coping with burgeoning prison populations and whether public safety is effectively being purchased with high incarceration costs. In One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008... Posted Feb 28 2008, 10:56 AM by Eileen Conway with Filed under: Incarceration rates, Corrections Reform, Corrections Costs

• Looking across the Pond for Correctional Improvements

  The dilemmas created by burgeoning prison populations and fiscal constraints are not unique to the United States. It might sound familiar that "...we need a long term strategy to create an affordable and sustainable solution to the limitations in... Posted Dec 06 2007, 11:36 AM by Eileen Conway with Filed under: Corrections Reform, Great Britain

• "Unlocking America" - Can It Be Done?

  Today, the JFA Institute released Unlocking America : Why and How to Reduce America's Prison Population . The report "focuses on how we can reduce the nation's prison population without adversely affecting public safety." The authors... Posted Nov 19 2007, 09:45 AM by Eileen Conway with Filed under: Corrections Reform

• Staggering Costs in the Next Five Years?

  The much-awaited Pew report is out. Public Safety, Public Spending : Forecasting America's Prison Population 2007-2011 predicts a 13 percent jump in state and federal prison populations in the next five years. The report examines national and state... Posted Feb 14 2007, 08:50 AM by Eileen Conway with Filed under: Incarceration rates, Corrections Reform

• The California Situation, Continued

  Hard on the heels of the Little Hoover Commission's report released last week, California's Legislative Analyst's Office has just released "California's Criminal Justice System: A Primer ." Providing an overview of California's... Posted Jan 31 2007, 11:12 AM by Eileen Conway with Filed under: California, Corrections Reform

• Stark Assessment: Time Is Running Out

  "The bare facts have earned California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation an ignoble distinction for systemic failure." The State of California's Little Hoover Commission takes California's prison problems head-on in... Posted Jan 29 2007, 08:37 AM by Eileen Conway with Filed under: California, Corrections Reform