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Federal prison has seen a rise of inmates, the growth at great expense to taxpayers and other important fiscal priorities.
The rapid increase in prison population is that more people are sentenced to prison and for longer terms. According to Urban Institute's report, "Stemming the Tide: Strategies to Reduce the Growth and Cut the Cost of the Federal Prison System," federal prisons are overcrowding and prison staffing has not kept up with population growth. The authors of the report project the population and cost savings impact of a variety of strategies aimed at reducing the inmate population without compromising public safety.
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Federal Programs Related to - Criminal Justice & Corrections
Programs that provide for the detention, confinement, rehabilitation and care of offenders who are inmates in correctional facilities or participants in alternative programs; the supervision and support of ex-offenders upon release from a correctional facility; and/or the administration of justice services. Criminal Justice Programs; Penal Systems; Penitentiary Programs; Prison Systems- Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention_Allocation to States
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- Corrections_Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation
- Juvenile Mentoring Program
- Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program
- Capital Case Litigation
- RECOVERY ACT - EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM / GRANTS TO STATES AND T
- RECOVERY ACT EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM / GRANTS TO UNITS OF LOCAL
- RECOVERY ACT EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM
- Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program: Combating Criminal Narcotics Activi
- Recovery Act Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program
- Second Chance Act Prisoner Reentry Initiative
- Smart Prosecution Initiative
- Justice Reinvestment Initiative
- Swift and Certain Sanctions/Replicating the Concepts Behind Project HOPE
- Juvenile Justice Education Collaboration Assistance
- Children of Incarcerated Parents
- Reintegration of Ex-Offenders
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Programs that provide advice and training for police departments; collect and disburse money in aid of injured police officers and/or support local law enforcement activities.- Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments
- Violence Against Women Formula Grants
- Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants
- RECOVERY ACT - Internet Crimes against Children Task Force Program (ICAC)
- RECOVERY ACT - EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM / GRANTS TO STATES AND T
- RECOVERY ACT EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM / GRANTS TO UNITS OF LOCAL
- RECOVERY ACT VOCA CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM
- RECOVERY ACT EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM
- Recovery Act State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program: Combating Criminal Narcotics Activi
- Recovery Act Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program
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