Intermediate Sanctions: Their Impacts on Prison Crowding, Costs, and Recidivism Are Still Unclear
PEMD-90-21
Published: Sep 07, 1990. Publicly Released: Oct 10, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the effectiveness of intermediate sanction programs, focusing on their: (1) impacts on prison crowding; (2) cost-saving alternatives to incarceration; and (3) effectiveness in controlling crime.
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