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| Study: Minn. Prison Terms Lengthening, Costs Rising |
| By kaaltv.com - Mark Albert |
| Published: 08/22/2012 |
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The average prison term for all crimes committed by Minnesota offenders has grown by 38 percent in the past two decades, the 11th largest increase of all states surveyed, costing state taxpayers an additional $93 million, according to a recent report from the Pew Center on the States. "I think it's important to keep this in context," noted Grant Duwe, research director for the Minnesota Department of Corrections during an interview Tuesday. Duwe said the Pew study used a per diem figure for incarcerated offenders that MnDOC considers inflated by as much as a third and doesn't take all factors into account. Duwe believes lower crime rates and the nation's second-lowest incarceration rate (Maine ranks lowest) show that Minnesota's criminal justice strategy has produced benefits. Read More. |
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