The Chicago Sun Times has this story: The Illinois prison population had been steadily increasing, mostly because of the high recidivism rates of drug offenders. In 2003, Govenor Blagojevich made crime one of…
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Newsday has this article: Thirty-five years ago today, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signed the drug laws that bear his name, setting the state on a course of costly and ineffective mandatory prison time…
The Times Daily, a local newspaper in Alabama, has this story about judges looking beyond either sending a defendant to jail, suspending the sentence, or granting probation. Alabama judges now have other options…
The Washington Times has this editorial by Sheila Bedi, titled “Anti-crime policies,” asking the presidential candidates to “avoid the perceived political suicide of being ‘“soft on crime.”’ Here are highlights: Former President Clinton…
“Better to aid mentally ill outside of jail, report says”; Here are snippets from The Denver Post story: One of every five inmates jailed in the seven- county Denver metro area has…
The Los Angeles Times has this effective opinion about California’s exorbitant prison costs: Lawmakers are crying foul about the added burden on the budget, even though they have no one but themselves to blame.…
Death Row at San Quentin, which currently houses 622 inmates.The Death Penalty Information Center has this short summary of a study recently completed by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ)…
“ Two Separate Societies: One in Prison, One Not”; Marie Gottschalk provides this opinion piece in the Washington Post. Here’s the intro: Forty years ago, the Kerner Commission concluded in its landmark study of…
The New York Times had this article over the weekend about New York’s decision to keep four prisons open despite the state having 9,000 fewer inmates than it did in 1999. Former Governor Elliott Spitzer…
The Kansas City Star has this editorial discussing the Second Chance Act signed into law by President Bush early last week. Here are highlights: Thousands of offenders leave prison each year unprepared for life…