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Race and Imprisonment in Texas: The Disparate Incarceration of Latinos and African Americans in the Lone Star State
The overrepresentation of Latinos and African Americans in Texas' criminal justice system, in particular, in the population ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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Swing States: Crime, Prisons and the Future of the Nation
Prison policies in swing states for the 2004 presidential election are examined to see if any light can be shed on the ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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Racial Divide: An Examination of the Impact of California's Three Strikes Law on African-Americans and Latinos
The impact of Three Strikes at the county level on rates of incarceration for particular racial/ethnic groups is examined. ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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Treatment or Incarceration? National and State Findings on the Efficacy and Cost Savings of Drug Treatment Versus Imprisonment
A report documenting how drug treatment is more cost-effective than incarceration is presented. Findings are: treatment can ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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Still Striking Out: Ten Years of California's Three Strikes
A policy brief that "summarizes and analyzes the data and findings [regarding Californias Three Strikes law] from a ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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Costs and Benefits? The Impact of Drug Imprisonment in New Jersey
Results from a study that seeks to quantify the impact of drug offender incarceration are presented. New Jersey was focused ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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Race and Incarceration in Maryland
The overrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in Maryland's incarcerated population is documented. Sections of this ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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Texas Tough Three Years Later
"[S]tartling statistics that define the Lone Star State's prisoner dilemma" are provided (p. 3). Topics addressed include: ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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Reducing Disproportionate Minority Confinement: The Multnomah County, Oregon Success Story and its Implications
The actions of one agency that have been successful in reducing its population of minority pre-trial juvenile detainees are ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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Cutting Correctly: New Prison Policies for Times of Fiscal Crisis
Following a decade of prison expansion, states are grappling with significant budget shortfalls. Designed for state policy ...
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Added: October 31, 2006
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