Matthew Cohen, MSW

Matthew Cohen, MSW

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North Carolina Passes But Does Not Fund Justice Reinvestment Act

Michael J Gould Posts:

 

Politicians typically talk out of both sides oif their mouth. One cannot honestly advocate for a reduction in crime, and say you want to promote healthier communities through improved access to treatment and quality supervision, yet refuse to honor your commitment to funding programs that work!

 

 

From the article: “The theory behind the Justice Reinvestment Act was that more intensive supervision of offenders who had been released into the community would prevent them from returning to prison. Eventually, that approach was supposed to save the state the cost of building more prisons, and make everyone safer.”

 

 

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Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/06/19/2147977/states-new-probation-law-goes.html#storylink=cpy

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