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| Legislators to spend less on corrections |
| By The Badger Herald |
| Published: 03/12/2009 |
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Special committee reviews ways to cut spending on prisons by Rachel Vesco Thursday, March 12, 2009 01:56 Members of the Wisconsin Special Committee on Justice Reinvestment Oversight addressed Wednesday the large amount of money spent by the state on its corrections systems. The group met after the Pew Research Group found one in every 109 adults in the state is in jail or prison. Wisconsin spends more than $1.08 billion on corrections annually, more than the state spends on the entire University of Wisconsin System, according to Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison. As part of a presentation by the Council of State Governments, legislators and community members discussed an overview of the state’s corrections system, conducted an analysis on ways to improve community corrections and offered up suggestions on improving the state’s correction system, all of which will be discussed at the committee’s next meeting in April. Among the concerns of the group were the increase in the number of prison admissions in the state and the increase in the return of previous offenders to prison after they have been released. According to the presentation, the percentage of prisoners who returned to jail within two years of release increased from 36 percent to 40 percent between 2000 and 2005. The rate is especially high among female prisoners between the ages of 17 and 25. In addition to suggestions for prison alternatives like rehabilitation programs, the group also provided a variety of recommendations for effective supervision after criminals are released from prison. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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