How Personal Data and Algorithms Send People to Prison How much control do we give data and algorithms over our lives? Should they be able to determine how long an inmate stays behind bars? These questions are at the heart of a recent New York Times article on a state supreme court case in Wisconsin, wherein [...]
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The Brennan Center has released a three-year research project that compared federal and state criminal laws with convictions and sentences of the nation's prisoners, and determined that 39 percent of them are behind bars for "no compelling public safety reason." Read more about the study's findings at the ABA Journal here, or take a look at the [...]
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CAPPS's latest newsletter is available for reading Download>> Summer Fall 2015 CAPPS Update INSIDE THIS ISSUE: CAPPS REPORT | PRESUMPTIVE PAROLE REFORM | FELONY FIREARM REFORM | LEVINE APPOINTED TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY COMMISSION | CAPPS IN THE NEWS | CAPPS OUTREACH/THANKS | CAPPS LEGISLATIVE DAY
The Detroit Free Press Editorial Board | July 14, 2015 An excerpt from Detroit Free Press editorial on the State of Michigan's decision to end its contract with prison food vendor, Aramark Correctional Services, early: "To truly reduce the cost of running our prison system, the state should change the way it sentences and paroles prisoners. [...]
Sunday’s Lansing State Journal column by Judy Putnam discusses the conservative and liberal support for CAPPS’s recommendations; you can thank the author at Jputnam@Lsj.com or comment online. Judy Putnam: Report offers ways to slim prison ranks Lansing State Journal | July 11, 2015 "A blueprint on how to reduce the number of prisoners in Michigan [...]
Downsizing Prisons Toledo Blade | July 13, 2015 "Get-tough policies such as three-strikes laws, most of which took effect in the 1980s, have more than quadrupled the nation’s prison population in the past 40 years. Ohio’s prisons held fewer than 8,000 inmates in 1974, compared to more than 50,000 last year. The race to incarcerate [...]
On June 10, the Detroit News published an editorial about CAPPS report, "10,000 Michigan prisoners: Strategies to reach the goal" Nonprofit's reform recommendations complement Snyder initiative and would cut inmate population by 25 percent, saving $250 million The Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending is releasing a comprehensive report today with the ambitious but [...]
New CAPPS report lays out roadmap to safely reduce Michigan’s prison population On June 11, CAPPS announced the release of a new report titled: 10,000 fewer Michigan prisoners: Strategies to reach the goal. This report examines the key factors that led to a striking increase in Michigan’s prison population over the last three decades, and recommends a [...]