FIN 620 Discussion: State spending on incarceration in the U.S.

NOTE: Review and Read before answering the questions.

Perspectives on Incarceration Spending in the United States These readings and videos provide background on issues related to mass incarceration in the United States, and why this issue has become a social, financial, and political problem for many states. • Watch a YouTube video on Mass Incarceration in the United States: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaPBcUUqbew • Watch a YouTube video on California spending on incarceration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPg-bG-C18U • Watch a You Tube video on prison privatization in California: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_CxK0S_Y-0 • Review The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences (Travis, Western, & Redburn, 2014), chapter 13, Role of Policy: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&context=jj_pubs

Perspectives on Justice Reform Initiatives in the United States These readings and videos provide background on justice reform initiatives at state and federal levels and why these initiatives are gaining traction in many states. Michigan’s efforts to reduce its prison population is featured. • Review article “Decarceration Strategies: How Five States Achieved Substantial Prison Population Reductions” by Schrantz et al