Prison Reform

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Research conducted by: RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment; Safety and Justice Program

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Policy Forum Addresses California's Prisoners Dilemma — Jan 24, 2012

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.

Multimedia

California's Prisoners Dilemma — Jan 24, 2012

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

California's Prisoner Shuffle — Aug 19, 2011

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

The Current State of Quality of Care Measurement in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — Apr 1, 2011

California's prisons, which are operating under receivership for medical care, need help in improving the quality of health care they provide.

Report

Race and the Decision to Seek the Death Penalty in Federal Cases — Jul 11, 2006

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 — Jun 23, 2005

RAND Finds Imprisoned Low-Level Drug Offenders in Arizona and California Typically Could Have Faced More Serious Charges

Report

Just Cause or Just Because? Prosecution and Plea-Bargaining Resulting in Prison Sentences on Low-Level Drug Charges in California and Arizona — Jun 7, 2005

Examines the characteristics of California and Arizona offenders who ultimately ended up in prison on low-level drug charges.

Report

Oregon’s Measure 11 Sentencing Reform: Implementation and System Impact — Dec 13, 2004

The impacts of Measure 11 on crime and its prosecution in Oregon.

Journal Article

Drug Courts: A Conceptual Framework — Jan 1, 2001

Drug Courts: A Conceptual Framework

Report

Drug Offenders and the Criminal Justice System: Will Proposition 36 Treat or Create Problems? — Jan 1, 2000

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 — Jan 1, 2000

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? — Jan 1, 1998

Are mandatory minimum drug sentences cost-effective?

Report

Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences: Throwing Away the Key or the Taxpayers' Money? — Jan 1, 1997

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

An Experimental Evaluation of the Phoenix Repeat Offender Program — Jan 1, 1996

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 — Jan 1, 1996

Drug court or probation? : an experimental evaluation of Maricopa County's drug court

Journal Article

Intensive Probation and Parole — Jan 1, 1996

Intensive supervision programs (ISP) have proliferated in the past decade. They generally emphasize reduced caseloads, close surveillance, urinalysis, treatment, and employment.

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