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| States closing prisons as inmates decline |
| By themadisontimes.com - Larry Miller |
| Published: 12/20/2012 |
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WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) — A new report just released by The Sentencing Project, a Washington, D.C., based nonprofit that advocates for prison reform, shows that in at least thirteen states there had been enough of a decline in the state prison population to begin closing some facilities. The study shows specialty courts, alternative sentencing, and other diversionary programs are having an impact on state prison populations. The report, On the Chopping Block 2012: State Prison Closings, showed that sentencing reforms and changes in parole revocation policies have also been contributing factors in the overall reduction. “As a result, state officials are now beginning to close correctional facilities after several decades of record expansion. In 2012, at least six states closed 20 prisons, potentially reducing prison capacity by over 14,000 beds and resulting in an estimated $337 million in savings,” the report said. “This year’s prison closures build on closures observed in 2011, when at least 13 states reported prison closures and reduced prison capacity by an estimated 15,000 beds.” The closing of state prisons means not just reduced spending costs and savings, but also the possibility of increased revenues. In Illinois for example, the Thomson Correctional Center will be sold to the Federal Bureau of Prisons for $165 million to house federal inmates. Read More. |
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