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• Corrections Trends: Aging Offender Populations

  Filed under: Crime and Justice

  The proportion and number of prison inmates over age 50 is increasing significantly. In 2002, 8.2% of prison inmates (113,358) were age 50 or older, compared to 4% (33,499) in 1990. By 2011, Florida expects 14% of their state prison inmates to be in that age group. One study found that the prison costs for inmates over the age of 60 were more than three... Read More » Posted Jun 04 2008, 03:16 PM by llinke | 3,139 views

• Corrections Trends: Mentally Ill Offenders

  Filed under: Crime and Justice

  Shifts in recent decades from institutional care of the mentally ill to community-based treatment has resulted in more persons with mental illness involved with the criminal justice system and being supervised by correctional agencies. It is estimated that 16% of all offenders being supervised by community corrections or confined in prisons and jails... Read More » Posted Jun 04 2008, 02:42 PM by llinke | 2,856 views

• Corrections Trends: Tighter Budgets for Corrections

  Filed under: The Economy and Public Spending

  According to sources such as the General Accounting Office and the National Conference of State Legislatures, all levels of government are entering a period of increasing costs that will not be covered by predicted revenues. These fiscal challenges will likely persist through several decades. Many jurisdictions will be faced with increasing taxes and... Read More » Posted Apr 01 2008, 03:33 PM by llinke | 1,762 views

• Corrections Trends: Terrorism and Corrections

  Filed under: National and International Developments

  According to the National Intelligence Council and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the threats of international and domestic terrorism will continue into the foreseeable future. Threats come from radical religious, political, environmental groups and individuals, taking different forms from violence towards people to destruction of infrastructure... Read More » Posted Apr 01 2008, 03:03 PM by llinke | 1,626 views