Past Event
In May 2011, a U.S. Supreme Court decision ordered California to reduce its prison population by 33,000 within two years. At this policy forum experts and policymakers will discuss the capacity of the health care safety net to meet the needs of ex-prisoners and of the public safety implications of prisoner reentry.
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At this January 2012 Policy Forum, experts discuss the public health implications of a U.S. Supreme Court order to reduce the prison population by more than 30,000.
Commentary
The state needs to deal with prison overcrowding and inadequate medical care for prisoners in ways that don't simply transfer the burden to county criminal justice systems and the healthcare safety nets of local communities, writes Lois Davis.
Journal Article
California's prisons, which are operating under receivership for medical care, need help in improving the quality of health care they provide.
Report
Examines the relationship between case characteristics and the government's decision to seek the death penalty in federal capital cases.
News Release
RAND Finds Imprisoned Low-Level Drug Offenders in Arizona and California Typically Could Have Faced More Serious Charges
Report
Examines the characteristics of California and Arizona offenders who ultimately ended up in prison on low-level drug charges.
Report
The impacts of Measure 11 on crime and its prosecution in Oregon.
Journal Article
Drug Courts: A Conceptual Framework
Report
Drug Offenders and the Criminal Justice System: Will Proposition 36 Treat or Create Problems?
Journal Article
The FARE Probation Experiment: Implementation and Outcomes of Day Fines for Felony Offenders in Maricopa County
Journal Article
Are mandatory minimum drug sentences cost-effective?
Report
The authors of the current study examine mandatory minimum drug sentences from the viewpoint of cost-effectiveness at achieving such national drug control objectives as reducing cocaine consumption and cocaine-related crime.
Journal Article
The authors used a randomized field experiment to evaluate the impact of efforts at post-arrest case enhancement by a special repeat offender unit of the Phoenix Police Department.
Journal Article
Drug court or probation? : an experimental evaluation of Maricopa County's drug court
Journal Article
Intensive supervision programs (ISP) have proliferated in the past decade. They generally emphasize reduced caseloads, close surveillance, urinalysis, treatment, and employment.