UC Berkeley California Journal of Politics and Policy -

A report of realignment impact on prison population and care, victim rights and safety, treatment programs and recidivism, sentencing, jail system, criminal justice officials, probation, parole, community, costs, and overall effectiveness of Realignment. Report uses data from research conducted by Stanford, CCP, prison population data in California, prison health care costs and housing numbers, risk assessment tools, crime rates, CDCR. Study suggests further study and observation of AB 109 mechanics.

Joan Petersilia is the Faculty Co-Director at the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and Jessica Greenlick Snyder is an attorney in Portland.

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