Reducing Crime and Generating Savings: Options for Arizona Policymakers
This document describes projected growth in Arizona's prison population, how high rates of failure among people on probation are contributing to the projected increase in the prison population, and how a handful of neighborhoods account for the majority of criminal activity. The document also presents options for policymakers to reduce crime and generate savings.
Arkansas policymakers have long expressed concerns about the state’s high recidivism rate. Over the past 10 years, an…
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Explainer: Key Findings and Options from Arkansas’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Arkansas policymakers have long expressed concerns about the state’s high recidivism rate. Over the past 10 years, an estimated 72 percent of prison admissions in the state involved people who were revoked from supervision, with unmet substance use and mental health challenges playing a significant role in these failures.
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