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The Continuing Fiscal Crisis in Corrections: Setting a New Course

Publication year: 2010 | Cataloged on: Dec. 13, 2010

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  • 024774

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  • 2010
  • 21 pages

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  • Corrections
  • Retrenchment Cutback
ANNOTATION: Individuals facing cuts to their corrections budgets should read this report. It “describes the immediate actions states have taken to reduce costs … [and] looks at legislative reforms aimed at reducing corrections spending over the long term” (p. 2). Sections of this publication include: introduction; the fiscal environment and a state of crisis—the cost and overall appropriations for corrections; state responses and seeking operational efficiencies—personnel savings, downsizing programs, closing facilities, food-service charges, and innovation through new technology and energy efficiency; reconsidering criminal justice policy—reducing prison terms for nonviolent offenders and expanding release opportunities; and future outlook for corrections.
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