Criminal
Jun. 17, 2014
One little word with a big stick: recidivism
The explosive growth of the state's prison population over the past two decades bolsters the maxim that prison is for those who we're afraid of and not for those who we're mad at.
What's in a definition? For Californians, the answer may involve the fate of the state's efforts to more affordably and effectively address public safety. In 2011, the state Legislature enacted realignment, which transferred responsibility for housing and treating many nonviolent offenders from state prison to county jails and local rehabilitation programs. The associated legislation declared that criminal justice policies that rely on building and operating more prisons to address crime a...
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