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December 2, 2008
Putting Public Safety First
This 2008 report discussed how more than five million people are under community supervision—either probation or parole—on any given day in the United States. more
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August 1, 2008
Evaluation of HOPE Probation
Preliminary findings show that probationers assigned to a HOPE caseload perform significantly better than criminal offenders assigned to probation-as-usual.
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July 28, 2008
Getting in Sync
Some offenders need to be put in prison. Others can be managed safely on probation in the community. This 2008 report looks at how judges and prosecutors often face the difficult task of figuring out what to do with defendants who don’t fit cleanly into either group.
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February 28, 2008
One in 100
A 2008 report by Pew's Public Safety Performance Project detailed how, for the first time in history, more than one in every 100 adults in America were in jail or prison—a fact that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return on public safety.
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January 31, 2008
Changing Direction
Despite having built more than 100,000 prison beds in the 1980s and ‘90s, Texas was looking at a 17,000-bed shortfall by 2012 at an additional cost of $900 million for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. more
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November 19, 2007
When Offenders Break the Rules
This 2007 report outlines how innovative policy makers are safely and cost-effectively managing a leading driver of prison admissions: parolees and probationers who break the rules of their community supervision.
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November 16, 2007
What Works in Community Corrections
Dr. Joan Petersilia is one of the nation’s most respected experts on community corrections. In 2007, she spoke with Pew’s Public Safety Performance Project about what policy makers should know about the research on these critical programs.
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November 14, 2007
You Get What You Measure
This 2007 report outlines how, as parole and probation agencies heed the call to manage for results, they are looking to models like the New York City Police Department’s Compstat program. more
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- Stateline Story
Delaware Program Seeks to Help Ex-Cons Adjust
Delaware will launch a prisoner reentry program next month aimed at reducing the number of former prisoners who commit new crimes and end up back in prison. The three-year pilot program, created with a $2 million federal grant, could potentially save the state millions of dollars a year and reduce crime by helping ex-convicts receive the services they need to successfully re-enter society, state officials said. more