Right-sizing Justice

Résumé du livre

The median social costs per year per male offender for New York, New Mexico, and Arizona were, respectively, $31,866, $26,486, and $25,472. Using these figures the authors arrived at the following conclusions : (1) further prison expansion will experience less cost-effectiveness due to diminishing returns; (2) the imprisonment of drug-only offenders is not cost-effective; and, (3) community costs associated with increased incarceration will also increase.