Past Resources of the Week
ROTW: Lessons from the States: Responsible Prison Reform
Monday, July 21, 2014
- The Urban Institute
- Link: http://www.urban.org
In this testimony before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, the Urban Institute's Director of the Justice Policy Center, Nancy La Vigne, highlights the lessons learned from responsible prison reform in the states and discusses the federal prison system, its challenges and opportunities for reform. She also discusses the importance of both front- and back-end changes to yield meaningful and lasting reforms.