Tag Archive: public safety
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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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The Right Solutions to Prison Problems: How Texas’ good policy is spreading across the nation
ALEC Blog Team | March 27, 2012 | Add a commentBy Representative Jerry Madden, TX For more than two decades, the motto shaping our criminal justice programs had been “tough on crime.” It is the mindset that led legislatures across the country to pass harsher sentencing laws, and led the United States to the highest incarceration rate in the world. … »
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Criminal Justice Reform
Courtney O'Brien | March 12, 2012 | Add a commentMembers of the Public Safety and Elections Task Force are dedicated to developing and supporting policies that improve public safety, hold offenders accountable, and control corrections spending for states. Many states are taking a hard look at their criminal justice systems and have determined that the policies in place are … »
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A Threat to Personal Liberty – And How States Can Respond
There are 1,700 statutory offenses in Texas state law, including 11 felonies relating to harvesting oysters. It’s now almost status quo for criminal law to be used to regulate ordinary business activities, an example of our ever-growing government. The most prominent recent example of this was the raid of Gibson … »
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Juvenile Justice: An Often Overlooked Opportunity for Saving Taxpayer Dollars and Protecting Communities
Jeanette Moll | February 3, 2012 | Add a commentCorrections policy has long been a topic of hot debate in state legislatures. Less attention is devoted to juvenile justice. Usually a smaller portion of state budgets, and with issues and principles at play that are not widely appreciated, legislators are often hesitant to delve into the sensitive topic. But … »
