Washington Post (February 21, 2012)
2012/ 02/ 21 by jd in Global News
“A silver lining” of the financial crises is prison reform. “Inflexible sentencing policies…made the United States the world’s leading jailer” and resulted in unsustainable spending. New York is providing an example of a more sustainable alternative. “By reforming its sentencing laws to eliminate or substantially reduce prison terms for nonviolent offenders” and increasing credits for good time served, New York has reduced its prison population by nearly 2%.
Tags: Financial crises, New York, Prison reform, Sentencing, Spending, U.S.
