Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s Prison Reform Floor Speech
Senate President Pro Tem Perata’s prison reform floor speech – (For more, visit www.sen.ca.gov The Senate passed legislation today to increase prison beds, expand treatment programs for inmates and parolees and reform corrections management on a bipartisan 27-10 vote. AB 900 uses lease revenue bonds to generate .4 billion funding 53000 prison beds and expansions of rehabilitation programs. In addition, the measure sets a long list of conditions for the Department of Corrections to meet to eliminate gross mismanagement and improve rehabilitation, counseling, drug treatment and mental health programs. The provisions are aimed at reducing the state’s high recidivism rate.
Blair County Prison programs getting attention
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Two programs in particular – getting a high school equivalency degree and helping women battle drug and alcohol problems – are attracting attention at the prison in Hollidaysburg, Abbie L. Tate, treatment supervisor, said. The Altoona Area School …
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W.Va. prison commissioner warns of crowding crisis
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The report, released in late January and presented to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on Thursday, suggested that better risk assessment of offenders, more substance abuse treatment and more supervised release programs could slow prison …
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