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New Institute Report Examines How Back-End Powers of Prison Release Discretion Operate in Colorado
Newly-Released Research Report Examines the Prison-Release Frameworks of U.S. States, the District of Columbia, and the Federal System
Watch “How to Make Justice Count: Introducing Consensus-Driven Metrics for Criminal Justice Data” Panel Discussion, Featuring Kelly Lyn Mitchell
“In non-paroling systems, prison officials have sole control over back-end prison release discretion for most sentenced individuals. Their ability to affect prison population change ranges from limited to significant, depending on the design of the good-time and earned-time credit system.”
How Does Prison Release Indeterminacy Affect Prison Population Size?