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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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| Detroit
Renaissance
plan to reshape state spending includes
reducing state's prison population.
See
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| 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. |
| Booth columnist Peter
Luke calls for non-partisan commission to
recommend corrections reforms for adoption
by legislature.
"Such a commission could make
the tough calls as to who should be in
prison and who shouldn't. And how long a
felon sentenced to prison should remain
there for a given offense.
"Specific changes in sentencing guidelines,
parole standards and diversion programs that
at a minimum should keep the mentally ill
out of
prison could then be forwarded to the
Legislature. So too could a recommendation
on the prisons that could then be closed.
"For an up or down vote."
Click
here to read the column |
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Spring 2008 Consensus
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2009 proposed MDOC budget expected to
exceed $2 billion; number of prisoners not
to decline.
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Former MDOC director urges restoration of
earned credits, earlier entry to community
programs.
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May 2 conference coverage. Speakers cite
lack of political will in making changes,
underfunding for prevention programs.
Click
here
for full edition in PDF format |
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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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Faces behind
the figures
Terry Clark
Technical Rule Violator
Aldo Gallina
Denied Parole
Robert Weisenauer
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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recognized as valuable guides in reducing
the size of the Corrections' budget.
See below the Oakland Press editorial. 
