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| Prison Populations In NJ Declining |
| By nj.com |
| Published: 07/20/2010 |
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In Kentucky, authorities started a controversial program to release inmates early to alleviate prison overcrowding. In California, federal judges ordered prisons to shed 46,000 inmates in a case heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. But in New Jersey, the prison population fell 14.8 percent from 2000 to 2009 without any need for such drastic actions, according to new federal statistics. New Jersey is one of only six states to reduce the number of prisoners over the decade. With 25,263 inmates in the system as of this month, state prisons still hold more people than they were designed for. And 600 additional inmates will be double-bunked this year to save money. But officials say the overall population shrank because crime was cut, drug courts diverted many people from jail, and programs helped inmates prepare for life on the outside. "It's a pretty impressive reduction," said Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, a research and advocacy organization. "We're not just talking about a tinkering. It comes about through conscious changes in criminal justice policy." Read More. |
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