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Reductions in Violent Crimes and Incarceration Could Save $361 Billion and Create 2.7 Million Jobs

A report from the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) concludes: First-ever ranking of peace in the U.S. shows the nation has become more peaceful since 1995 Report estimates reductions in violent crimes and incarceration rates to levels equal to...

Published Fri, Apr 29 2011 2:10 PM by Joshua Stengel

Filed under: Corrections Reform, Public Opinion, Crime rates, Evidence-Based Practices, Corrections Costs, crime, Economics, Public Policy, Alternatives to Incarceration, Public Safety, Safety, Corrections Populations, Policy Reform, Population Reduction
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Examining the Fiscal Crisis in Corrections

As states struggle with rapidly shrinking budgets, correctional policies are coming into the spotlight and correctional budgets are no longer immune to cuts. In a timely report, the Vera Institute has just released The Fiscal Crisis in Corrections : Rethinking...

Published Wed, Jul 29 2009 2:29 PM by Eileen Conway

Filed under: Corrections Costs, Policy Reform

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