Justice Reinvestment in Maine: Third Presentation
The third presentation to the Maine Commission to Improve the Sentencing, Supervision, Incarceration and Management of Prisoners focuses on analysis of sentencing practices as well as key trends in prison and probation populations and admissions.
Ben Shelor, Jessica Gonzales-Bricker, and Carl Reynolds | December 11, 2019 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
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