The Fiscal Crisis in Corrections: Rethinking Policies and Practices
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Aug. 11, 2009
ANNOTATION: "This report, drawing on a survey of enacted FY 2010 state budges and recent legislation, looks at how officials are responding to these reductions [or budget shortfalls] and how others are mobilizing to find efficiencies and savings" (p. 2). Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; the effect of the fiscal crisis on corrections; seeking operating efficiencies; reducing costs associated with recidivism; accelerating prison releases; systematic reform -- sentencing commissions and task forces; and a look toward the future -- sustainable policy changes that cut costs.