Corrections Sentencing

Michael Connelly at Corrections Sentencing posted this today:

Interesting Possibilities

The Public Safety Performance Project of the Pew Charitable Trusts has done state-by-state and national prison pop projections that it will present in DC on Wednesday.

This could serve each state well by having an independent source of numbers that it could point to without having to take the local political heat for any bad consequences. And having the comparisons at one time for the first time I've ever heard of will help us set priorities and precedents for further comparisons of state data. (This site is full of great information on all aspects of criminal justice, and if you have a chance, take a few minutes to look it over.)
Corrections Sentencing.

On Wednesday, February 14, at 9:30 am, the Public Safety Performance Project of The Pew Charitable Trusts will release a new national and state-by-state forecast of America's prison population over the next five years, identify the critical challenges facing states, and highlight innovative approaches some states are taking to protect public safety and control corrections spending.

Pew Charitable Trust Press Release for this event