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LA: Did Mothers Against Drunk Drivers and Others Push Up Mandatory Sentences

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"Why, then, is the country just now getting around to talking about cutting criminal justice costs by reducing the prison population? As Mauer said, the states have finally reached a point fiscally where leaders must choose between costly prisons and less expensive alternatives. Was the delay about fear of politically powerful groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Drivers?That group and others successfully pushed for mandatory sentences for selected crimes, driving the number of prison inmates higher." Will La. reduce prison population to save money? By Robert Morgan January 14, 2009 * Some states reportedly are considering cutting expenses by letting some convicts out of prison and relieving others of supervised parole as a means of cutting expenses...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 15, 2009 (boomark / email).