Stemming the Tide: Strategies to Reduce the Growth and Cut the Cost of the Federal Prison System
November, 2013: Julie Samuels, Nancy La Vigne, and Samuel Taxy, Urban Institute Read Here
“Smarter and Tougher on Crime” Remarks
August 12, 2013: Attorney General Eric Holder, Remarks to American Bar Association on the initial package of reforms dubbed the Justice Department’s “Smart on Crime” initiative. Read Here
RAPP response to Attorney General Eric Holder, “Smarter & Tougher on Crime”
August 12, 2013: Mujahid Farid Read Here
New York State COMPAS-Probation Risk and Need Assessment Study: Examining the Recidivism Scale’s Effectiveness and Predictive Accuracy
August 2013: Prepared by Sharon Lansing, Ph.D. for the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services.Pages 14-15 specifically address older people in prison. Read Here
You Can’t Get There From Here: Elderly Prisoners, Prison Downsizing, and the Insufficiency of Cost Cutting Advocacy
April, 2013: Elizabeth Rapaport, University of New Mexico School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series Read Here
The Dose-Response of Time Served in Prison on Mortality: New York State, 1989-2003
March, 2013: Evelyn J. Patterson, PhD, American Journal of Public Health Read Here