The most recent U.S. Department of Justice statistics on prison populations, published in December 2008, show over 2 million were being kept in federal or state prisons or in local facilities in late 2007.… More »
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This page provides information about jail services and alternatives to incarceration. ... Its main focus is interlocal contracting and alternatives to incarceration. If you have information to add to this page, please Contact MRSC.
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Alternative to Incarceration Programs: Cut Crime, Cut Costs, Help People and Communities ... “To the extent that they are viewed as alternatives to jail sentences, these ATI programs can be recommended as more effective in reducing recidivism.” – The New York City Criminal Justice Agency (2003)
www.cases.org/Papers/ATIs.htm
The Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives (DPCA) funds and oversees a variety of pretrial services and correctional alternative programs throughout New York State, often referred to as Alternative ... Shared Services: Alternatives to Incarceration for Defendants and Offenders with Mental Illness;
dpca.state.ny.us/ati_description.htm
g. Effective use of Alternative Programs, leaving secure detention and incarceration for more serious/violent offenders, promotes the efficient use of ... Often the tribal jail or secure juvenile facility becomes the primary option for dealing with the majority of repeat minor offe n d e rs. If alternatives;
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"Alternatives to Incarceration for Non-Violent Offenders: Economic and Social Policy Implications of Transitional Programs- A Case Analysis" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Apr 02, 2009 <Not Available>.
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APA Monitor article (jul/aug 2003) on alternatives to incarceration for people with mental illnesses. ... Moreover, California's program reduced recidivism: Arrest rates for participants who completed the program declined by 85 percent, conviction rates by 77 percent and incarceration rates by 83 percent.
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Despite Canadian legal traditions, the discretion that is available to the courts and the availability of alternatives to incarceration, there appears to be remarkably little creativity in Canadian sentencing practices.
www.ajic.mb.ca/volumel/chapter10.html
In 1997, the cost of maintaining a person in a federal prison was $138.01 a day, while the cost of alternatives, which the Canadian public favours, like probation, bail supervision and community supervision work orders ranged ... Most were the primary, if not sole, caregivers for their children prior to their incarceration.
www.elizabethfry.ca/facts1_e.htm
Suffolk County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council - Alternatives To Incarceration ... To provide a supervised program in which participants perform various positive and constructive services for towns, government agencies and not-for-profit community organizations as an alternative to incarceration.
www.co.suffolk.ny.us/sccjcc/viewPrograms.aspx