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KS: Johnson County's prison avoidance operation could lose more than $868,500 from the state

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Johnson County's prison avoidance operation could lose more than $868,500 from the state Posted:03/21/2009 Mark Winton?s handshake was firm and his voice strong when he said he was a former drug addict on his last chance to stay out of prison. ?I know I can make it,? the Olathe man pledged. Supporting him is one of the largest prison avoidance operations in Kansas. He?s among about 245 residents at a sprawling site at New Century AirCenter ? a $12.8 million-a-year operation funded by Johnson County, the state, grants and user fees. Most offenders there leave to work and make money. Governments save money. These kinds of community alternatives are far cheaper than prisons. A recent Pew Center on the States report urged states to use them more and praised Kansas for helping fund the programs...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 25, 2009 (boomark / email).