Court CaseThe incarceration epidemic is not a big city or inner city problem, nor is it a problem of a particular race or culture. Incarceration occurs in all ethnic, racial, socioeconomic, gender, and geographic boundaries. However, there are many different local procedures and practices that contribute to the problem of the rapid jail percentage.
In fact, Capps Citizens Alliance on Prisons & Public Spending(2007) states that Michigan spends $1.9 billion on corrections; as the state faces deficits totaling more than $3 billion. In contrast, Hughes (2008) phrased “about 20 cents of every dollar in the state’s $9.8 billion general fund budget is spent on the Department of Corrections”. Wow! Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. Despite are state insufficiency, matters are only getting worse. In these difficult economic times, Michigan cannot afford to bear social or financial costs associated with the growing rate of the prison population. With this being said, something needs to be done to reduce jail costs, population, and the incarceration turnover rate.
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While some researchers have argued that a public-private partnership would be an easy way to fund higher education and correctional services, these projects have proved to only be a minor part of the equation in the face of the growing inmate population. We know that the only available public funding is for education for a minimum of 40 students. One of the main methods that has recently come to fruition is for correctional services students to be used as part of an “overall research and development” program. While many other such programs exist on a nationwide level, the federal government has done little to directly support this research effort.
The U.S. Department of Justice (USDA) was recently formed to “develop and enforce” programs in which federal programs would support community response programs to address the needs of individuals, communities, and states. But the lack of the resources for such programs has left few people to help improve the conditions of incarcerated people. In fact, the only available public funding for the USDA was for $1 million a year in the 1990s, which is far below the estimated funding the federal government provides for its education programs. Many states that are currently using this funding for education or research, have reported that their corrections programs for adults are often insufficient.
Upholstering the public need to support a robust and effective public education system is vital to restoring this critical opportunity. We know that, for years, state government has failed to invest in education education to a sufficient level or is not providing adequate funding to address the need to educate adults and children at a high rate.
To make this change, we will create the following education systems and strategies through which state funding for the federal government will be distributed in 2015, with specific recommendations which the USDA may consider during the 2015 budget process for implementation. We encourage states to participate, however, and call upon these state and local partners to provide leadership for their state’s programs. Please visit http://www.state.gov/education
U.S. government institutions. The following institutions and organizations are required to provide their institutional and strategic leadership to provide the following, or be considered leadership teams:
• State College of the
State University of New Mexico School of Education. This community-based institution offers a wide range of educational opportunities to students all over the U.S. The school does not receive federal funding. It receives State and Local Funding for Its Research, the Quality Assurance for its Research and the Financial Assistance Fund. The school has a wide assortment of teaching and technical programs in nearly all departments, including math, psychology, science, and foreign studies. Student students’ research needs can be met with assistance from outside help.
• University of Missouri Columbia School of Education (“MSME”)
Although MSME is a nationally accredited private institution, the program is classified as a competitive, one-year project in which the state and local authorities work together under the guidance and supervision of a number of experts. MSME has extensive grant support. This funding is provided on an annual basis over three years.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine (UTM)
This community-based institution offers a range of health sciences research and training programs and has extensive office space available to both the medical and medical professions. This office and facilities have been equipped with many electronic and telephone facilities. Additionally, UTM has dedicated laboratories in its research lab. These labs are large, small and mobile.
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (HMS)
This large, public hospital is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Connecticut. The Massachusetts hospital has been in business since 1962. The hospital also has a hospital parking deck to the south, which serves as a transportation destination for hospital and patient care needs and provides access to hospitals and other facilities. This space is equipped to provide emergency care at a timely and cost effective level for patients and their families.
• Boston College Medical Center. This institution is based at the Boston Medical College in Boston, Massachusetts. Other public colleges or
On February 27, 2010 the National Association of Prisoners of America (NAPA), the group supporting the Initiative to Reduce the Prison Population (IpPrimate) published its article titled “How Can People and Governments Support Community Corrections? The Problem of Prison Population Reduction is Real and Public Trust is Broken Inmates”. Based on the article published on February 20, 2010, the NAPA stated:
The most likely answer in this study is that at least 5 million people will be incarcerated in ten to fifty years, and that at least one million will be moved out of the country. It’s a pretty staggering rate of about one-third.[b][c]
The National Association of Prisoners of America states that:
The estimated rate of incarceration in Michigan is estimated at one-third of those that will be shifted out of the state by 2040.[d]
As noted, in many areas of the state, the public share remains low, with roughly one-tenth of inmates being transferred from prison.[e]
Michigan recently opened a public-private partnership with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), which will provide training on human-rights programs and other state-supported activities including the Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Intervention Act (HUSTI).[f] According to the new policy statement from the company, “it makes sense to fund and support public and privately funded initiatives. However, the benefits of public funding, and the public policies and policies promoted by CCA, are not equal to how they can benefit private, nonprofit entities.”[g
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While some researchers have argued that a public-private partnership would be an easy way to fund higher education and correctional services, these projects have proved to only be a minor part of the equation in the face of the growing inmate population. We know that the only available public funding is for education for a minimum of 40 students. One of the main methods that has recently come to fruition is for correctional services students to be used as part of an “overall research and development” program. While many other such programs exist on a nationwide level, the federal government has done little to directly support this research effort.
The U.S. Department of Justice (USDA) was recently formed to “develop and enforce” programs in which federal programs would support community response programs to address the needs of individuals, communities, and states. But the lack of the resources for such programs has left few people to help improve the conditions of incarcerated people. In fact, the only available public funding for the USDA was for $1 million a year in the 1990s, which is far below the estimated funding the federal government provides for its education programs. Many states that are currently using this funding for education or research, have reported that their corrections programs for adults are often insufficient.
Upholstering the public need to support a robust and effective public education system is vital to restoring this critical opportunity. We know that, for years, state government has failed to invest in education education to a sufficient level or is not providing adequate funding to address the need to educate adults and children at a high rate.
To make this change, we will create the following education systems and strategies through which state funding for the federal government will be distributed in 2015, with specific recommendations which the USDA may consider during the 2015 budget process for implementation. We encourage states to participate, however, and call upon these state and local partners to provide leadership for their state’s programs. Please visit http://www.state.gov/education
U.S. government institutions. The following institutions and organizations are required to provide their institutional and strategic leadership to provide the following, or be considered leadership teams:
• State College of the
State University of New Mexico School of Education. This community-based institution offers a wide range of educational opportunities to students all over the U.S. The school does not receive federal funding. It receives State and Local Funding for Its Research, the Quality Assurance for its Research and the Financial Assistance Fund. The school has a wide assortment of teaching and technical programs in nearly all departments, including math, psychology, science, and foreign studies. Student students’ research needs can be met with assistance from outside help.
• University of Missouri Columbia School of Education (“MSME”)
Although MSME is a nationally accredited private institution, the program is classified as a competitive, one-year project in which the state and local authorities work together under the guidance and supervision of a number of experts. MSME has extensive grant support. This funding is provided on an annual basis over three years.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine (UTM)
This community-based institution offers a range of health sciences research and training programs and has extensive office space available to both the medical and medical professions. This office and facilities have been equipped with many electronic and telephone facilities. Additionally, UTM has dedicated laboratories in its research lab. These labs are large, small and mobile.
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (HMS)
This large, public hospital is based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Connecticut. The Massachusetts hospital has been in business since 1962. The hospital also has a hospital parking deck to the south, which serves as a transportation destination for hospital and patient care needs and provides access to hospitals and other facilities. This space is equipped to provide emergency care at a timely and cost effective level for patients and their families.
• Boston College Medical Center. This institution is based at the Boston Medical College in Boston, Massachusetts. Other public colleges or
On February 27, 2010 the National Association of Prisoners of America (NAPA), the group supporting the Initiative to Reduce the Prison Population (IpPrimate) published its article titled “How Can People and Governments Support Community Corrections? The Problem of Prison Population Reduction is Real and Public Trust is Broken Inmates”. Based on the article published on February 20, 2010, the NAPA stated:
The most likely answer in this study is that at least 5 million people will be incarcerated in ten to fifty years, and that at least one million will be moved out of the country. It’s a pretty staggering rate of about one-third.[b][c]
The National Association of Prisoners of America states that:
The estimated rate of incarceration in Michigan is estimated at one-third of those that will be shifted out of the state by 2040.[d]
As noted, in many areas of the state, the public share remains low, with roughly one-tenth of inmates being transferred from prison.[e]
Michigan recently opened a public-private partnership with Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), which will provide training on human-rights programs and other state-supported activities including the Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Intervention Act (HUSTI).[f] According to the new policy statement from the company, “it makes sense to fund and support public and privately funded initiatives. However, the benefits of public funding, and the public policies and policies promoted by CCA, are not equal to how they can benefit private, nonprofit entities.”[g
In addition, to these obstacles, (Steadman, McCarty, & Morrissey,1989) concludes that; Nearly half of the jails in the United States are over 30 years old . Such an endeavor would be impossible to improve; the correction facilities will continue to remain out of date in county and state level prisons. I personally, think that in order to change the law you must first follow the law! Clearly, we must take a bite out of crime!
Everyone has heard the saying that “the only things we can count on are death and taxes”. But a third ingredient could be added to this list, which is crime. Crime has plagued society at an alarming rate; it goes far back in history, and occurs at any given moment. The America that we know today will not be the same country where our children and grandchildren will live. In fact, the national arrest rate