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2 results foundAuthor: Citizens Research Council of Michigan Title: Growth in Michigan's Corrections System: Historical and Comparative Perspectives Summary: The Michigan Department of Corrections is the largest program that the Michigan state government operates directly, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the current discretionary general fund. Corrections programs growth is a direct result of the dramatic increase in the number of inmates from 1973 to 2007, during which time the population grew 538 percent, or roughly 42,000 prisoners, to 50,000 inmates. The population growth is the product of a combination of several different factors including: increases in felony dispositions, swelling prison commitments, higher recidivism rates, and an increased average prisoner length of stay. Of these, the principal contributing factor is an increased average prisoner length of stay, which grew over 50 percent, from 28.4 months in 1981 to 43.5 months in 2005. Lower parole approval rates and specific policy changes aimed at being 'tough on crime' are the primary causes of longer prison stays. Details: Livonia, MI: Citizens Research Council of Michigan, 2008. 37p. Source: Report 350 Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 116265 Keywords: Correctional Institutions (Michigan)Prisons (Michigan)Prisons (Overcrowding) |
Author: Michigan Corrections Organization Title: Pitfalls and Promises The Real Risks to Residents and Taxpayers of Privatizing Prisons and Prison Services in Michigan Summary: Everyone is frustrated. Corrections spending just won’t come down. The prison population has been reduced, and corrections staff have been cut. Hard choices have been made. Risks have been taken, and sacrifices have been borne—but results remain elusive. Legislators are looking for new ideas. Private groups such as the Citizens Research Council of Michigan (CRC), the Center for Michigan and the Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending (CAPPS) have proposed ideas such as establishing a sentencing commission, expediting the parole process, and increased use of medical/geriatric parole—to name a few. Industry groups, meanwhile, are pushing to turn Michigan prisons over to for-profit companies. Privatization, however, is not a promising path. To understand why, this report examines the privatization of prisons and prison functions. The report begins with Michigan’s experience with private prisons then expands to other states’ experience. The focus is on costs and performance, paying special attention to the GEO Group, the private prison company most active in the state of Michigan. The report also reviews contracted correctional healthcare—again focusing on Michigan’s own experience, the experience in other states and Corizon, the company currently active in Michigan. Details: Lansing, MI: Michigan Corrections Organization - Local 562M, 2012. 37p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 6, 2012 at: http://www.mco-seiu.org/files/2012/02/MCO-Private-Prison-Report-v8.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.mco-seiu.org/files/2012/02/MCO-Private-Prison-Report-v8.pdf Shelf Number: 124859 Keywords: Prisons (Michigan)Private PrisonsPrivatization |