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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.
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Granholm must now deliver prison
reforms
By Jeff Gerritt, Detroit Free Press,
Editorial, Feb. 14, 2008
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Winter 2008 Consensus released
● Parole
guidelines bill makes progress
● MDOC budget
tops $2 billion
● Legislative
experts say cutting prison population will be
challenging
● Parolable
lifers win class action lawsuit
Click here
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6
Strategies for Right-Sizing
Michigan's Prison Population
With
Michigan's incarceration rate far exceeding that of
other Great Lakes states and the MDOC budget
surpassing that of higher education, CAPPS
offers 6 ways to safely reduce the state's prison
population and save hundreds of millions of dollars. Click
here to read.
See also the fall 2007 issue of
Consensus.
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Grand Rapids Press urges
"overdue examination" of cost of corrections in
state budget.
The state needs to
undertake an analysis of exactly who is
behind bars. Are there less expensive but
safe alternatives to imprisonment for some
nonviolent offenders? Along with that should
come a look at the parole process. A
decreasing number of prisoners have been
paroled in the last few years, a reaction to
high profile cases of parolees who committed
crimes.
See
Press Room link
on left for more news articles and
editorials on CAPPS issues.
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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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Faces behind
the figures
Christopher Murzin
Technical Rule Violator
Aldo Gallina
Denied Parole
Derek Foster
Parolable Lifer
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discover that we have more prisons than we need, rather than too
few. That is because many offenders present little risk of
further serious harm and do not require incarceration for public
safety.” ---
William Kime, Former Deputy Director Michigan
Department of Corrections
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