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Time Served: The High Cost, Low Return of Longer Prison Terms

Jun 6, 2012

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Examines trends in the length of prison terms by state and type of offense, factors that determine time served, outcomes of increased time served, and state policies to shorten length of stay in prisons while increasing public safety and reducing cost.

Time Served: The High Cost, Low Return of Longer Prison Terms

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Title: Time Served: The High Cost, Low Return of Longer Prison Terms
Publication date 2012-06-06
Publication Year 2012
Copyright holder(s) Pew Center on the States
Geographical Focus North America / United States
Keywords offenders , pew center , length of stay , pew , prison
Document type Report/Whitepaper , Article
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/time-served-the-high-cost-low-return-of-longer-prison-terms.html
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