StumbleUpon.com

Posts tagged as:

budget problems

Budget Cuts Hurting Justice System: Crime News

February 17, 2010

It’s hard for the average citizen to understand the budget situation facing state and local governments. There are two things to consider:

Budget cuts are the number one story within the criminal justice system (in terms of newspaper coverage); nothing else comes close;
Thirty-five of the 50 states (according to Governing Magazine) face serious budget difficulties. The [...]

Tagged as: , , ,

Read the full article →

Prison/Jail:1 in every 133 U.S. residents in prisons or local jails.

December 9, 2009

Gentlereaders: Thirty-five of the fifty states are undergoing severe fiscal difficulties with the remainder restricting budgets as much as possible. Considering this, it was inevitable that states would begin the process of cutting prison populations. In some states, corrections spend more money than most agencies. States have realized that they cannot control their budgets without [...]

Tagged as: , , , , , , ,

Read the full article →

Prison Capacity–Is it Time to Cut Prison Beds?

November 19, 2009

Gentlereaders: Approximately 35 of the 50 states are experiencing severe fiscal problems. Many are doing what was considered unthinkable just a couple of years ago; they are cutting the budgets of criminal justice agencies. The discussion in California has included a possible release of up to 40,000 prison inmates. Some states are adding rehabilitative services [...]

Tagged as: , , , , , ,

Read the full article →