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| Thousands Return to Prison without Committing New Crimes |
| By governing.com- Sarah Maslin |
| Published: 08/21/2014 |
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More than 100 faith leaders and prison reform advocates rallied Wednesday outside the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility to urge the state to fix a system they say lands nearly 4,000 parolees in prison each year because of "technical violations," costing taxpayers $140 million. The rally was organized by the statewide faith coalition WISDOM as part of its 11x15 Campaign for Justice, which aims to reduce the Wisconsin prison population to 11,000 inmates by 2015. More than 22,000 people are now behind bars in the state. The number of people incarcerated has tripled since 1990, and the amount spent on corrections rose 620% through 2012 -- not accounting for inflation -- according to state figures. Read More. |
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