Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Three-pronged attack on prison costs

The core function of the state courts is the adjudication of legal disputes. And of all the legal disputes we adjudicate, our courts spend more time by far presiding over criminal cases.

Each year our judges faithfully apply the law of this state to the facts of each criminal case and sentence thousands of convicted offenders to prison for the protection of the public.

The annual cost of prison is a shocking $19,000 per prisoner and growing. And this growing investment in incarceration is not paying a return in increased public safety.  Read More...

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