Posts tagged state prisons
Crime, Justice and the Economic Crisis

Like New York, most states face deepening budget gaps and are slashing education and human services. Nationwide, states pour $50 billion a year into incarceration. New York led the way in expanding its prison system more than 25 years ago; should it lead the way in the other direction today? Will the federal government take a new approach to criminal justice in an Obama administration?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail Kramerbudget, budget crisis, city government, communities, community organizations, Criminal Justice, economy, education, federal government, human services, integration, Obama administration, policies, politics, prison system, public education, public policy, state budget, state prisons, urban policyComment