Priorities and Public Safety: Reentry and the Rising Costs of our Corrections System

Abstract

Examines trends in the state's corrections budgets, prison population, and recidivism and the impact of the economic crisis on corrections policies nationwide. Argues for more cost-efficient evidence-based policies, with examples from other states.[BREAK]These UNDERSTANDING BOSTON (http://www.bostonfoundation.org/UnderstandingBoston/Default.aspx) reports are provided by the Boston Foundation (http://www.tbf.org). All rights reserved.