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Citizens
Alliance on Prisons & Public Spending
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In 2011 Michigan will spend $2 billion on Corrections
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Addressing the social
and economic costs of
Michigan's prison
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The General Fund
contribution to the School Aid Fund has declined by
92%, resulting in cuts to numerous programs for
elementary and high school students.
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The CAPPS
Focus
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Bill to reform
judicial veto process for lifers introduced
House Bill 5575 would address the problem of
a successor judge who is unfamiliar with the
case objecting to the release of a
parole-eligible lifer. Introduced by Rep.
Ellen Lipton (D-Huntington Woods), the bill
would prevent successors to the original
sentencing judge from exercising the power to
veto a lifer parole. In the last five
years, 38 parolable lifers for whom the board
wanted to hold public hearings were vetoed by
successor judges. To see the bill, click
here. To read more about the bill's
history and rationale, click
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CAPPS' Spring 2012 Consensus
looks
at 2013 budget
proposals,
a bill to reform the judicial
veto process, jail placement for Level I
prisoners and opinion pieces from The Center for
Michigan's publication, The Bridge. Click
here.
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See new issues
links with information on sex offenders
and privatization.
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Jeff Gerritt: Jump in
phone rates will further
isolate Michigan
prisoners,
The Detroit Free Press,
Aug. 25, 2011.
Click
here.
CAPPS, MI-CURE
examine contract that will nearly double
prisoner telephone rates
Prisoner
contact with family and friends is essential
to successful reintegration and thus, a
smaller prison population. However, a
recently negotiated contract with a new
telephone vendor will nearly double the
phone rates. CAPPS and MI-CURE
analyzed the bidding process to determine
the reason for the increase. The
results can be found below:
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CAPPS analysis
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MI-CURE analysis
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Vendor
Bid Price
Comparisons
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Fix our prison policy:
Spend less on Corrections to protect
resources for other important services
by Barbara R. Levine, executive director,
CAPPS, The Lansing State Journal, April 10,
2011
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CAPPS co-sponsors symposium on corrections
spending with Citizens Research Council and
The Center for Michigan; symposium materials
available on-line.
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CAPPS recommends
principles to guide corrections cost cuts
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CAPPS identifies potential corrections
savings of
$374 million
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CAPPS Director promotes sentencing credits
in Free Press debate.
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Corrections
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Prison
management company fined heavily after
U.S. probe could get Michigan deal,
by Kathy Barks Hoffman, AP, May 12, 2012
Jeff Gerritt: When jails must be mental
clinics,
Detroit Free Press, May 6, 2012
Unlock the
debate on good time and other sentencing
reforms, By Jeff Gerritt, The Detroit
Free Press, April 6, 2012
An interview with Michigan Corrections Director Daniel Heyns,
The Detroit Free Press, April 5, 2012
Prisons
Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives
and Sanity
By ERICA GOODE, New York
Times, March 11, 2012. Click
here.
Fassia: To reduce incarceration, invest more in education:
Michigan can do better for its youth,
Lansing State Journal, March 11, 2012.
Click
here.
State should resist reopening
Baldwin prison; Pressure is mounting
to reopen privately run Baldwin
facility, despite decline in
Michigan's inmate population,
Detroit News, Feb. 27, 2012
Governor's recommended budget for
FY2013 exceeds $2 billion; despite
fewer prisoners, costs would
increase 2%.
Corrections Budget: A Failure to
Plan for the Future, Michigan League
for Human Services, February 2012.
Auditor General's Report on the
Michigan Prison Reentry Program,
February, 2012.
Capitol conundrum: fewer inmates,
same high costs
By Peter Luke, Bridge Magazine,
Center for Michigan, Feb. 7, 2012
Cut
prison spending, CFM tells Senate
panel
By John Bebow, Bridge Magazine,
Center for
Michigan, Feb. 14, 2012
An unlikely advocate for review of
Michigan prison sentences
by Ron
French, Bridge Magazine, Center for
Michigan, Feb. 14, 2012
Pitfalls and Promises: The Real
Risks to Residents and Taxpayers of
Privatizing Prisons
by the Michigan Corrections
Organization, Feb. 15, 2012
Vera
Institute of Justice Reports
Principals of Effective Sentencing
and Corrections Policy,
A report of the NCSL Sentencing and
Corrections Work Group, National
Conference of State Legislatures by
Alison Lawrence and Donna Lyons,
August 2011
American
Civil Liberties Association Reports
Smart Reform is Possible: States
Reducing Incarceration Rates and
Costs While Protecting Communities
Improving Budget Analysis of State
Criminal Justice Reforms: A
strategy for better outcomes and
saving money
Moving Target: A Decade of
Resistance to the Prison Industrial
Complex,
Justice Policy Institute, September
2008
Misplaced Priorities: Over
Incarcerate, under Educate,
Excessive Spending on Incarceration
Undermines Educational Opportunity
and public safety in Communities,
NAACP Smart and Safe Campaign, April
2011
The
Effects of Prison Visitation on
Offender Recidivism,
Minnesota Department of Corrections,
November 2011
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