Decarceration Strategies and Sentencing Reform
Heather Dray
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TSP: Sentencing Project · 14 January 2021 English
CAN WE WAIT 60 YEARS TO CUT THE PRISON POPULATION IN HALF? Can We Wait 60 Years to Cut the Prison Population in Half? The U. [...] Since the coronavirus …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 25 May 2021 English
for the safe release of vulnerable people and the reduction of correction populations writ The Sentencing Project met the challenges large. [...] ing age is disenfranchised, and that rates of …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 29 August 2018 English
The state set releases whenever capacity was reached.4 A ballot the time-served requirement before eligibility for parole proposal to increase taxes for prison construction failed consideration to 100% of the …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 24 May 2017 English
Prison Population Change in state and federal prison populations Jurisdiction Peak Year to 2015 Peak Year Trends 1999-2015: New Jersey -34.9% 1999New York -29.2% 1999 Modest Reductions with Alaska -27.4% …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 23 June 2016 English
Since the majority of people in prison • In Oklahoma, the state with the highest overall black are sentenced at the state level rather than the federal level, it is …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 16 January 2019 English
In recent years a number of states have enacted reforms designed to reduce the scale of incarceration and impact of the collateral consequences of a felony conviction. [...] State policymakers …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 31 July 2018 English
The resulting burden on the public sector – eliminated their use of private prisons due to concerns led to the modern emergence of for-profit private prisons about safety and cost …
Urban Institute · 21 April 2017 English
In 2010, South Carolina passed the Sentencing Reform Act, enacting comprehensive criminal justice reforms. One key reform encouraged the Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services to employ administration responses …
Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice · 23 August 2019 English
The inmate may not • The willingness of the offender’s family to allow the pose a threat to society or himself, and must be super- offender, if he is paroled, …
Urban Institute · 4 June 2016 English
Truth in sentencing (TIS) refers to a variety of policies aimed at reducing the difference between sentences imposed and the actual time offenders serve in prison. Federal TIS initiatives within …
Urban Institute · 12 January 2022 English
Many states have enacted comprehensive justice system reforms to reduce the use of incarceration and community supervision with the aim of focusing resources on people at higher risk of reoffending …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 10 October 2023 English
the conditions of socioeconomic inequality that contrib- ute to higher rates of certain violent and property crimes The United States remains fully in the era of mass among people of …
Urban Institute · 4 June 2016 English
The federal prison population has risen dramatically over the past few decades, as more people are sentenced to prison and for longer terms. The result? Dangerously overcrowded facilities and an …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 31 October 2023 English
This report describes reforms that states and local jus- This report will highlight state and local laws, policies tice systems can and should adopt to combat the over- and practices …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 6 February 2023 English
Rapid Buildup, Modest Decline facilities fell from a peak of 109,000 in 2000 to 25,000 in 2020, a 77% decline.7 Some states are well on their way During the buildup …
TSP: Sentencing Project · 30 March 2023 English
People who have committed Vermont’s Department of Corrections reports a total crime, even violent crime, have relatively short criminal of 174 people, or 20% of the state prison population careers …
CBA: Canadian Bar Association · 5 May 2023 English
Fifty percent of women in prison are Indigenous.3 This level of mass incarceration of Indigenous people in prison follows on the heels of over 100 years of residential “schools” (which …
Urban Institute · 19 December 2016 English
After four decades of soaring prison growth and stubbornly high recidivism rates, the United States is rethinking its heavy reliance on incarceration. This shift has been led by the states, …
Urban Institute · 4 June 2016 English
This technical report provides an in-depth review of the PFS model, the state of the field, and the strategic planning and five-step process needed to execute high-performing projects. The report …
CCPA: Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives · 23 August 2023 English
The opinions and recommendations in this report, and any errors, are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funders of this report. [...] The …