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Kentucky looking to reduce prison costs to avoid educational cuts

By Douglas A. Berman

Telling a story that I suspect is familiar in the majority of states, this local article from Kentucky, headlined "State looks at prison spending," highlights that state leaders are coming to see that surging prison costs risk drawing funds away from other important state funding priorities: State lawmakers are looking at options for the General Assembly to consider during its 2010 legislative session intended to curb the state's soaring prison population and free up cash for other productive expenses ? such as education. As Kentucky's budget funds become increasingly scarce, lawmakers are looking to free up money to spend elsewhere. Lawmakers have been considering options to shrink, or at least slow, Kentucky's prison population. It's a persistent problem, without easy answers...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).