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A Closer Look at Early Jail Releases
September 17 2014
Almost three years after California’s public safety realignment took effect, county sheriffs have few options for handling jail populations that are approaching historical highs reached in 2007.
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Expanding Health Insurance—to Jail Inmates
June 20 2014
At a recent event, PPIC researchers Mia Bird and Shannon McConville discussed how the federal Affordable Care Act provides an opportunity to help to lower costs and improve health conditions in local jails.
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Evaluating Corrections Reforms
June 12 2014
Three years into public safety realignment, we know little about which programs and services are most effective at reducing recidivism. This is not the first time California has made a major corrections policy change without the tools to evaluate it.
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California’s Jail Construction Needs
May 9 2014
The governor’s proposal to spend $500 million for local jail construction raised many questions at a hearing Thursday of the Senate Budget Subcommittee on public safety.
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Testimony: A Data-Driven Approach to Corrections
April 23 2014
California has effectively created 58 county policy laboratories and with them, the opportunity to use variation in county approaches to identify best practices that can be shared throughout the state and nationwide.
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