Tag Archive: Criminal Justice
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South Dakota Moves to Protect its Communities—and its Bottom Line.
Cara Sullivan | March 4, 2013 | Add a commentSouth Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard recently signed into law a criminal justice reform package including probation and parole reforms that will keep South Dakotans safe, get the most out of their tax dollars, and hold offenders accountable while getting them the programs they need to successfully reintegrate into society. South … »
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Safer Communities at Less Cost Part II
Criminal justice reform: The solutions In part I of this series, we examined the state of criminal justice systems across the nation, and the need for reform in many of the states. Decades of a “lock ‘em up and throw away the key” mentality have left criminal justice systems overburdened. … »
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Safer Communities at Less Cost Part I
Criminal justice reform: Defining the problem Other than Medicaid, which area of state spending has grown the fastest over the past two decades? Transportation? Education? Legal Fees? None of the above. Corrections spending has quadrupled over the past twenty years. With the highest incarceration rate in the world (nearly 2.3 … »
