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The Costs of Confinement:
Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense

May 19, 2009
Cost of Confinement shows that states spend billions to imprison youth in secure facilities, but could save money, preserve public safety, and improve life outcomes for individual youth by redirecting the money to community-based alternatives.

Pruning Prisons: How Cutting Corrections Can Save Money and Protect Public Safety
May 19, 2009
Pruning Prisons shows that the United States spends spend billions to incarcerate people in prisons and jails with little impact on public safety, but redirecting funds to community-based alternatives will decrease prison populations, save money, and preserve public safety in the long run.

Fact Sheet on FY2010
Department of Justice Budget

May 2009

The Factsheet on 2010 Department of Justice Budget finds that the 2010 DOJ budget directs more money to law enforcement than prevention with the likely long-term outcome being increased arrests, incarceration, and money spent on corrections.

Bearing Witness: Baltimore City’s Residents Give Voice to What’s Needed to Fix the Criminal Justice System
April 1, 2009
Bearing Witness captures the perspectives of the people of Baltimore City impacted by the criminal justice system and their suggestions for alternatives to addressing social problems.

Latest Press Release

5-19-2009 | New Reports Highlight Economic Benefits of Alternatives to Incarceration...
Research briefs on adult and juvenile justice outline ways for states to save millions


JPI Announces New Executive Director

1-12-2009 | Tracy Velázquez, innovative advocate and agent for change, to become the new executive director of the Justice Policy Institute
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