Archive for December 31st, 2011
Goals & Recommendations for Prison Reform
The six-month effort of the Missouri Working Group on Sentencing and Corrections was built around three broad goals: to develop strategies to reduce recidivism, improve public safety and lower the burden of corrections on taxpayers. The work of the Group, co-chaired by Rep. Chris Kelly, culminated in December with five major recommendations and multiple policy [...]
Facts on Missouri Prisons
Beginning in June 2011, the Missouri Working Group on Sentencing and Corrections, co-chaired by Rep. Chris Kelly, undertook an extensive study and analysis of the state’s prison system and incarceration rates. Among the many stark statistics: Missouri’s prison population doubled from 14,074 in 1990 to 30,446 by the end of 2005. From 1990 to 2009, [...]
