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| OpEd: States aim for corrections cuts |
| By Facing South |
| Published: 01/26/2009 |
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UNITED STATES - Facing South has reported how state budget crises are pushing lawmakers and prison officials to reevaluate the "tough-on-crime" sentencing policies of the past decade and find new ways to help released inmates avoid returning to prison. Stateline.org reports this week on some of the variety of alternatives states are using to rein in corrections spending. According to Stateline.org: "Lawmakers in some states are slashing prisoner rehabilitation programs, releasing inmates early or packing them more tightly into crowded facilities to save money. Others are using technology, such as satellite tracking, to monitor sex offenders, drunken drivers and other criminals instead of keeping them behind bars. To avoid building new prisons, many states ship inmates to private facilities that often are thousands of miles away." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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