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NC: Closing prisons only temporary as prison population booms

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Cuts mean fewer prisons and programs Stricter guidelines result in more prisoners and longer sentences, but North Carolina's resources are strained. By Michael Biesecker Aug. 30, 2009 RALEIGH As a result of tough-on-crime sentencing laws approved by legislators 15 years ago, North Carolina's inmate population is booming and will soon outpace the number of prison beds. Despite this, the state budget signed by Gov. Beverly Perdue this month orders seven small prisons closed, eliminates 972 corrections jobs and cuts programs aimed at keeping juvenile offenders from becoming hardened criminals. Administrators say the state Department of Correction can safely absorb the cuts in the short-term by increasing the number of inmates at other facilities...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on August 31, 2009 (boomark / email).