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December 20, 2023
The Sentencing Project releases review of "Top Trends in Criminal Justice Reform, 2023"
The folks at The Sentencing Project todat released this new report that reviews a number of state criminal justice reform developments in this past year. I recommend the short report in full for all the reviewed details, and here is its opening "overview":
The United States is the world leader in incarceration. This year marked 50 years of the mass incarceration crisis, with the prison population having grown nearly 500% since 1973. Today, nearly two million people – disproportionately Black – are incarcerated in prisons and jails.
However, stakeholders, including formerly incarcerated activists and lawmakers, have worked to scale back mass incarceration. Advocacy organizers and officials in at least 10 states advanced reforms in 2023 that may contribute to decarceration and address the collateral impact of mass incarceration, while also supporting community-based public safety solutions.
This brief highlights 2023 policy reforms in decarceration, collateral consequences and youth justice.
December 20, 2023 at 10:34 PM | Permalink
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I think prioritizing diversion programs and restorative justice practices for youth offenders, aiming to keep young people out of the criminal justice system and providing them with opportunities for rehabilitation and support.
Posted by: Usman Arshad | Dec 21, 2023 2:10:14 AM
