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Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
Profiling the top lock-up state in the top incarceration nation
Main May 13, 2012Profiling the top lock-up state in the top incarceration nationI am intrigued and pleased to see that the New Orleans Times-Picayune today starts this huge new eight-part…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Realignment of Incarcerative Punishment: Sentencing Reform and the Conditions of Confinement”
Main May 7, 2012"Realignment of Incarcerative Punishment: Sentencing Reform and the Conditions of Confinement"The title of this post is the title of this timely new piece by Ken Strutin now…
Sentencing Law and Policy
US total jail population declines again in 2011
Main April 25, 2012US total jail population declines again in 2011This new press release from the Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that the "U.S. jail inmate population declined for a…
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When do the costs of incarcerating the elderly clearly outweigh any benefits?
Main April 15, 2012When do the costs of incarcerating the elderly clearly outweigh any benefits?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this commentary from the Tulsa…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New poll from Pew Center suggests significant public concerns with prison populations and costs
Main April 2, 2012New poll from Pew Center suggests significant public concerns with prison populations and costsVia this website entry (which I discovered thanks to the The Crime Report), I…
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“Are America’s Prison Towns Doomed?”
Main February 9, 2012"Are America's Prison Towns Doomed?"The title of this post is the headline of this interesting piece via The Altantic. Here is a brief excerpt: [M]uch like the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is the crime rate just shifting, not really declining?
Main February 7, 2012Is the crime rate just shifting, not really declining?The question in the title of this post is prompted by this provacative new piece by Christopher Glazek, sent…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Price of Prisons: What Incarceration Costs Taxpayers”
Main January 26, 2012"The Price of Prisons: What Incarceration Costs Taxpayers"The title of this post is the title of this important new (and relatively brief) report from the Vera Institute…
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“Falling Crime Rates Challenge Long-Held Beliefs”
Main January 4, 2012"Falling Crime Rates Challenge Long-Held Beliefs"The title of this post is the headline of this 30-minute segment that played yesterday on NPR's Talk of the Nation. The…
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Amazingly great new FBI data: crime down yet again in start of 2011!
Main December 19, 2011Amazingly great new FBI data: crime down yet again in start of 2011!This AP story reports on great holiday season news concerning crime rates in the United…