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Research
Reports
Publications based on
research conducted by CAPPS.
 The
high cost of denying parole: an analysis of
prisoners eligible for release
No way out:
Michigan's parole board redefines the meaning of
'life'
 Penny-wise
& pound-foolish: Assaultive offender programming and
Michigan's prison costs
 Foreign
Nationals in Michigan Prisons: an examination of the
prison costs.
 When 'life' did not mean life: A
historical analysis of life sentences imposed in
Michigan since 1900.
Denying parole at first eligibility:
How much public safety does it actually buy? A
study of prisoner release and recidivism in Michigan |
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| Winter Consensus
● MDOC
budget, prisoner population edge down but
still lock up state resources.
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Bills to restore sentence credit spark
debate.
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CAPPS 10-Point Plan gains traction.
● More hearings for
lifers, commutations still can’t meet need.
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| CAPPS study
shows denying parole when
people first become eligible does little to
reduce crime; those convicted of homicide
and sex offenses rarely commit new crimes
against people; serving more time does not
increase the likelihood of success upon
release. Click
here for
the news release. Click
here to
read the full report. Click
here to see
press coverage. |
Should sentence credits be restored?
Former
MDOC research executive, William Kime,
weighs in on issue
here.
Lansing
State Journal presents opposing
viewpoints
here
State Bar
Prisons & Corrections Section supports
credits
here
Detroit
News and Detroit Free Press endorse
restoring good time
here
National
Conference of State Legislatures reports
on growth of earned credits nationwide
here
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Can Michigan cut its corrections budget by
25
percent? The $500 million question
The Lansing State Journal
began a three-day special report Sept. 13,
2009 that tackles reduction of the size of
the state's prison system as a cost-saving
measure. CAPPS' positions were given
attention in the series, which includes
video interviews featuring CAPPS Executive
Director Barbara Levine, MDOC Director
Patricia Caruso and Sen. Alan Cropsey.
Click
here. |
Public urged
to understand parole process as
state considers more releases.
The Lansing State
Journal and CAPPS Executive Director
Barbara Levine consider the issue.
Click
here.
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CAPPS announces
Ten-Point Plan to Reduce Corrections
Spending in 2010.
(click
here) .
Comprehensive strategy would:
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reserve prison beds for dangerous
offenders.
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promote successful
re-entry.
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increase parole rates
for those who have served minimum sentences.
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save taxpayers
hundreds of millions of dollars.
Conservative
recommendations rely on common corrections
practices. |
| CAPPS responds to Justice Center
recommendations; offers safe cost-saving
alternatives
"While the Justice
Center options provide a useful starting
point for discussion, they are modest in
their vision and their impact."
Click
here to review the response.
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| News coverage and
editorial responses to the
Justice
Center recommendations.
Here. |
| Presume parole at the
minimum, barring objective factors
indicating risk, to save the state
millions of dollars and to restore fairness
to the parole system, says Executive
Director Barbara Levine in an opinion piece in the
Lansing State Journal. Click
here to read the article. |
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Business groups urge corrections
reforms
Detroit Chamber of
Commerce recommends steps to reduce the
state's prison population; many are similar
to CAPPS' Six Strategies. See
here.
Detroit
Renaissance
plan to reshape state spending includes
reducing state's prison population.
See
here. |
| CAPPS
Executive Director Barbara Levine was the
keynote speaker at a Sept. 20 conference in
Grand Rapids on prison reform. Click
here to
read her remarks. |
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Growth in Michigan's Corrections System
Historical and Comparative Perspectives
Influential nonprofit public
affairs research organization report says:
"The single most
important contributing factor in the growth
of Michigan's incarceration rate has been
average prisoner length of stay, which
lengthened from 28.4 months in prison in
1981 to 43.5 months by 2005."
Click
here to
see full report.
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Report from Pew Charitable Trust
reveals Michigan to be
one of four states that spends more on prisons
than on higher education. Click below to see
the report:
One in 100: Behind Bars In American 2008
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Contact
CAPPS at: 403 Seymour Ave., Suite 200
Lansing,
MI
48933
Phone:
517-482-7753
Fax: 517-482-7754
E-Mail:
capps@capps-mi.org
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has released its long awaited
recommendations to reduce corrections
spending. See reports at:
