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| Group recommends ways to reduce Pa.'s prison population |
| By pennlive.com- Charles Thompson |
| Published: 12/15/2016 |
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Pennsylvania's Justice Reinvestment Initiative working group passed a new set of criminal justice policy recommendations Wednesday that, if implemented successfully, could drive the state prison population down by another 1,000 inmates and save $108 million by 2022. Half of those savings would be repurposed as new spending for expanded probation services that - if maintained - should help to reduce the rate of repeat offenders returning to jail long-term. The other $54 million would be savings to the state's bottom line. Read More. |
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