2012-05-24T14:25:06Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/prison-reform.html http://www.rand.org/multimedia/audio/2012/01/24/californias-prisoners-dilemma.html Jan 24, 2012 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.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2011/08/19/LAT.html Aug 19, 2011 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110091.html Mar 31, 2011 Mar 31, 2011

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR389.html Jul 17, 2006 Jul 17, 2006

<p>Federal prosecutors' decisions about whether to seek the death penalty are not racially biased but instead can be very accurately predicted based on the characteristics of the crime, according to an analysis of data from 1995 to 2000. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG288.html Jun 23, 2005 Jun 23, 2005

<p>Voter-approved initiatives in Arizona and California have diverted low-level drug offenders from prison and jail. However, many of those imprisoned before the initiatives were approved were more serious criminal offenders than the &ldquo;low-level&rdquo; label implies. </p>

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2005/06/23.html Jun 22, 2005 Jun 22, 2005

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR142.html Dec 13, 2004 Dec 13, 2004

<p>Measure 11, passed in Oregon in 1994, imposed long mandatory prison terms for designated offenses, prohibited &ldquo;earned time,&rdquo; and provided for mandatory waiver of youthful offenders to adult court. This study analyzes the implementation of Measure 11 and its impact on prosecution, sentencing, and convictions. Findings show that Measure 11 has altered sentencing and case processing practices in Oregon, with offenders convicted of violent and sex-related offenses serving longer prison terms, but fewer being sentenced for these offenses.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP960.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

Drug Courts: A Conceptual Framework

http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP204.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

Drug Offenders and the Criminal Justice System: Will Proposition 36 Treat or Create Problems?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP883.html Dec 31, 1999 Dec 31, 1999

The FARE Probation Experiment: Implementation and Outcomes of Day Fines for Felony Offenders in Maricopa County

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP690.html Dec 31, 1997 Dec 31, 1997

Are mandatory minimum drug sentences cost-effective?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR827.html Jan 1, 1997 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.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU1147-1.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995

This report contains the results of RAND's evaluation of the Michigan Department of Social Services' Nokomis Program, an innovative relapse prevention correctional program designed for low- and medium-risk juveniles convicted of a felony offense.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP472.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP476.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995

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

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP419.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995

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.