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Criminal Justice Reform

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Jeht Foundation (New York, NY)

Published 2003. 4 pages.

A collection of links regarding the rehabilitation of the criminal justice system in the U.S. can be found at this website. Supplemental readings and reference links are organized according to relevant articles found in The American Prospect's Special Report on Criminal Justice Reform: Crime and Redemption [fiscal scarcity and more creative approaches to reducing crime] by Drake Bennett and Robert Kuttner; The Research Wars [long prison sentences get little credit for reduced crime] by Matthew Yglesias; Reform Done Right [a Chicago offender reentry program] by Ayelish McGarvey; Treatment with Teeth [drug court effectiveness] by Peter Anderson; The Shawshank Succession [Maine's state-of-the-art prison] by Joseph Rosenbloom; No Resources, No Results [shortchanging post-release programs] by Sasha Abramsky; Lawful Re-Entry [offender employment in Brooklyn] by Bruce Western; and additional criminal justice reference websites. Accession Number: 019292

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