Cost of Incarceration/Budget

Say Yes to Tax Fairness

December 3, 2009
Oregon voters will have the choice to protect vital services on January 26, 2010. It will be essential in this time of economic need for them to vote "yes" to tax fairness!

Article by Erika Spaet

States Get Smart

December 3, 2009
Associate Director Shannon Wight shows the link between budget crises and states getting "smart on crime."

Article by Shannon Wight

Early release plan working - Saving money in Oregon corrections

November 24, 2009
"Measure 57 actually represents a policy step backward" and that the extended earned time program is a good idea and is saving the state $6 billion this biennium. (Register Guard Editorial)


Appeared in print: Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009

Oregon one of 10 states in 'greatest fiscal peril'

November 12, 2009
A recent Pew Center report states that Oregon's budget problems are in part a result of "voter mandates including long sentences for repeat criminal offenders". (The Oregonian)

By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian

Shaving sentences is rational approach to cut prison budget

November 12, 2009
The Oregonian Editorial Board supports the 30% earned time sentence reduction passed by the legislature and recognizes the importance of judges' oversight of the process. (The Oregonian)
By The Oregonian Editorial Board

Early-release law creates anxiety

October 4, 2009
Acting on the new law, (HB 3508) the state Department of Corrections has determined that 4,169 inmates in Oregon's 14,000-inmate prison system are eligible for enhanced "earned time" sentence reductions. (Statesman-Journal)

State prison growth to ease

October 2, 2009
A new report says legislation suspending Measure 57 will slow the expansion of the inmate population. (Register-Guard)

State prison growth to ease

Do Early-Release Programs Raise the Crime Rate?

September 14, 2009
Americans indulged in an enormous criminal-justice spending spree during the past 25 years, locking up more and more offenders (particularly for drug-related crimes) for longer and longer sentences. Total spending on incarceration rose from $39 per U.S. resident in 1982 to $210 per resident. (Time)

Do Early-Release Programs Raise the Crime Rate?

Fiscal Crisis in Corrections: Rethinking Policies and Practices

August 24, 2009
This report examines budget cuts, including reductions in operational costs, reforms in release policy, and strategies for reducing recidivism. (Vera Institute of Justice)

The Fiscal Crisis in Corrections: Rethinking Policies and Practices

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