Tony Evers — Rural Jail and Prison Growth — Galsworthy Criminal Justice Reform Program

Rural Jail and Prison Growth

One of the most confounding recent trends in the criminal justice system is the disproportional increase in incarceration in rural areas. The main motivating factors of this trend have yet to be uncovered in their totality. This page seeks to explore the potential driving forces behind this pattern, along with highlighting the rural counties which are fighting this concerning, recent trend.

Evers, The ‘People Not Prisons’ Candidate, Borrows Heavily For More Prison Beds

“The Democrat recommends nearly $259 million in bonding for seven major Department of Corrections building projects — a six-fold increase from his predecessor, Gov. Scott Walker’s last capital budget proposal, which recommended $41.68 million in DOC capital borrowing. The brunt of the Evers recommendations, $194 million, comes in the form of General Funds Supported Borrowing, repaid with General Fund Revenue, with $65 million in Existing/Residual bonding.“

MacIver Institute

March 19, 2019

Rural GrowthPhillip ReevesMarch 19, 2019MacIver Institute, Wisconsin, Tony EversComment

Rural Jail and Prison Growth

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