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Author: Yanez-Correa, Ana

Title: Costly Confinement and Sensible Solutions: Jail Overcrowding in Texas

Summary: This report provides a snapshot of county jails in Texas. Part 1 details the demographics, funding sources, and budgetary expenditures for local jails. Part 2 specifies the financial, public safety, and public health ramifications of jail overcrowding. Part 3 provides the major contributors to jail overcrowding in Texas, as well as comprehensive information on strategies that can assist system stakeholders in reducing the flow of individuals into county jails. Part 4 summarizes the various recommendations for each system stakeholder, and offers additional suggestions that fall outside the scope of the major contributors outlined in Part 3.

Details: Austin, TX: Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2010. 116p.

Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 23, 2011 at: http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1011051632088-32/TCJC+Jail+Overcrowding+Report.pdf

Year: 2010

Country: United States

URL: http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1011051632088-32/TCJC+Jail+Overcrowding+Report.pdf

Shelf Number: 121106

Keywords:
Alternatives to Incarceration
Costs of Criminal Justice
Jail Overcrowding
Jails (Texas)