The Pew Center has produced a fantastic report on the growth of community corrections in the United States. This is a perfect companion to their report on correctional control produced last year. The graphs are perfect for class, and they have hand outs for each state on their website. Community corrections are often ignored in light of institutional forms of control. However, community corrections have grown at a larger rate than institutional corrections. Overall, prisons account for 32% of the growth in corrections, yet account for 88% of the cost.
There is a special highlight on corrections in Michigan. As noted, 1 in 25 adults in Detroit is under correctional supervision. There are a series of great maps (down to the block group) that accompany the statistics. The geographic analyses do a great job in displaying the clustering of individuals in certain areas of the city. For example, Detroit is home to 44% of the adults living in Wayne County and Detroit accounts for over 75% of the correctional population.
Just in case you are interested, I will also be showing this vignette tomorrow about the costs of building prisons. The discussion of eminent domain and prison growth is always lively.
1 comments:
This is great information, Velma! Thanks for sharing this! The state-by-state breakdowns are really helpful as resources for class discussions.
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