Highlights We are at record lows for people under correctional supervision while urban violence increases. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five…
View More The U.S. Correctional Population Declined 22%-A Decrease of 61,000 OffendersCategory: Parole and Probation
The Mostly Violent Prison Population Decreased Every Year Since 2013
Highlights The U.S. prison population was 1,204,300 at yearend 2021, a 25% decrease from 2011 (1,599,000). Per the Bureau Of Justice Statistics, 58% of all…
View More The Mostly Violent Prison Population Decreased Every Year Since 2013
Let The Public Decide The Appropriateness And Length of Prison Sentences
Highlights Does the public support incarceration for violent or repeat criminal victimizations? Let the public in each state decide the appropriateness of prison sentences and…
View More Let The Public Decide The Appropriateness And Length of Prison SentencesCan You Change Violent Offenders? Crime in Washington, D.C.
Highlights D.C.’s mayor said she can bring gun violence down by 90 percent by focusing on “the people and places where most of the crime…
View More Can You Change Violent Offenders? Crime in Washington, D.C.
Older Offenders-Riskier Than You Think
Highlights There were 546,000 older offenders arrested for criminal activity in 2019 per the FBI. High percentages of older offenders are arrested after release from…
View More Older Offenders-Riskier Than You ThinkFemale Correctional Officers And Inmate Sexual-Personal Relations-The Casey White Escape
Highlights Can the Vicky White-Casey White escape case provide insight as to why correctional officers are compromised? Data from the US Department of Justice states…
View More Female Correctional Officers And Inmate Sexual-Personal Relations-The Casey White Escape“It’s African American Communities That Are Bearing The Brunt Of Violence”
Highlights Violence is pounding many distressed communities and groups. Higher rates of violence and crime are affecting lower-income communities, African Americans, the elderly, Asians, Hispanics,…
View More “It’s African American Communities That Are Bearing The Brunt Of Violence”Violent Offenders Are Arrested Far More Often Than Other Released Inmates
Highlights Violent offenders recidivated at a higher rate than non-violent offenders. Over an eight-year follow-up period, nearly two-thirds (63.8%) of violent offenders released in 2010…
View More Violent Offenders Are Arrested Far More Often Than Other Released InmatesThe Questionable Evidence Of Parole And Probation Supervision
Highlights There is little indicating that “evidence-based” programs work or that revocations are mostly for technical violations, or that the great bulk of our resources…
View More The Questionable Evidence Of Parole And Probation SupervisionAre Historic Declines In Offender Accountability-Correctional Numbers Connected To Rising Violence?
Highlights The incarcerated population fell to its lowest level since 2003. The adult probation rate is at its lowest point in 35 years. Multiple sources…
View More Are Historic Declines In Offender Accountability-Correctional Numbers Connected To Rising Violence?