Because 90% of all prisoners in the United States are in state facilities, the work that states are doing to reduce their prison populations is crucial. Attempting to end mass incarceration necessitates realizing this is a situation requiring not one national solution, but fifty state solutions. Below are current state solutions that could be effectively modeled by other states for meaningful reform.
“There are dozens of unusual laws like that across North Carolina. Recently, Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 584 into law. It forces local governments to identify certain laws that aren't current or realistic.“
WSOC North Carolina
September 2, 2019
Read More“To help incarcerated individuals obtain a postsecondary education degree or credential, prisons offered them college classes during the final two years of their incarceration, with support continuing for another two years following release to help them achieve their degree or certificate goal. “
RAND Corporation
May 22, 2019
Read More“Smith’s bill, House Bill 212, would increase it to a Class D felony — punishable by as many as 160 months, or more than 13 years, in prison. That’s the same punishment as for crimes like voluntary manslaughter. And it’s more serious than the punishment for crimes like injuring law enforcement officers or taking indecent liberties with children.“
Raleigh News & Observer
March 13, 2019
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