With cost concerns at the top of their priority lists, states are newly open to more creative and community-based programs to counter the burden of unnecessarily excessive incarceration costs.
With the economy in recession, and prison costs rising, states that used to lock up as many inmates as possible are looking for sensible alternatives
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