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State and Local Issues

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.

Guest column/Many reasons to support Ohio’s Issue 1

“Issue 1 would reduce Ohio’s bloated prison population, which has hovered around 130 percent capacity for years, and redirect the cost savings into drug treatment programs and community safety. People struggling with addiction should be sent to treatment, not prison. People who make one misstep while on probation deserve a second chance. Issue 1 will provide these opportunities, and in turn, these people can contribute to their families and local communities.“

Ohio Herald-Star

September 30, 2018

Diversion Programs, Opioid CrisisPhillip ReevesSeptember 30, 2018Ohio Herald Star, Issue 1, OhioComment

State and Local Issues

Galsworthy CJR Program

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