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Citing               the               Arizona               Guardian               on               their               article               written               by               reporter               Mary               K.

Reinhart,               titled               "Budget               woes               could               spur               sentencing               reforms"               it               is               important               to               put               this               matter               into               perspective               as               it               can               be               a               political               football               that               is               subject               to               a               fumble               near               the               goal               line.

The               Guardian               writes               that               Arizona's               budget               deficit               could               force               lawmakers               to               consider               rewriting               the               state's               30               year               old               sentencing               guidelines               to               reduce               the               prison               population."               This               would               buck               a               trend               that               has               created               a               mass               influx               of               inmates               into               the               Arizona               prison               system               that               is               now               well               over               capacity               with               more               than               40,000               inmates               needing               secure               housing               and               supervision.

Realizing               that               such               a               move               is               very               unpopular               in               a               state               such               as               Arizona,               lawmakers               are               looking               at               revising               those               crimes               that               are               articulated               to               be               low               crime,               non               violent               or               drug               related               crimes.

Lawmaker               Ash               states               ""I               think               our               financial               situation               will               be               an               impetus               for               people               to               consider               things               they               may               not               have               considered               otherwise,"               said               Rep.

Cecil               Ash,               R-Mesa,               a               former               public               defender.

"I               sense               there's               a               will               to               do               things               differently.

We               see               so               many               things               that               aren't               working."               Ash,               who               chairs               a               legislative               study               committee               on               sentencing,               said               he               plans               to               introduce               a               bill               next               session               to               create               a               panel               charged               with               revising               Arizona's               mandatory               sentencing               laws.

The               study               committee               meets               again               next               Wednesday.

(1)               Other               lawmakers               and               prosecutors               agree               that               there               is               a               need               to               change               the               way               Arizona               judges               are               instructed               to               impose               the               sentencing               laws               and               that               it               about               time               the               state               takes               a               look               at               making               it               more               efficient               and               less               political               in               the               next               legislative               session.

The               main               factor               driving               the               need               to               change               the               laws               are               the               needs               for               the               Arizona               prison               system               to               expand               their               size               with               large               additions               of               private               beds               offered               to               be               put               up               for               bid               here               real               soon,               allowing               more               inmates               to               be               housed               within               the               state               rather               than               contracting               beds               outside               Arizona.
               The               Corrections               Department               is               allocated               a               budget               that               is               nearly               1               billion               dollars               and               is               barely               meeting               its               financial               abilities               with               the               amount               allocated               having               to               seek               supplementary               funding               in               the               years               past.

Already               reducing               present               costs               that               included               a               5               per               cent               staffing               reduction,               the               elimination               of               the               2.7               per               cent               performance               pay               and               furloughs               for               every               state               employee               not               classified               essential               e.g.

the               correctional               officer,               this               year's               challenge               will               be               to               stay               within               the               budget               provided               as               the               needs               for               prisoners               grow               annually.

Maricopa               County,               one               of               the               biggest               systems               to               fill               the               state               prisons,               has               a               county               prosecutor               who               agrees.

In               the               Guardian               article,               County               Attorney               Rick               Romley               said               "The               code               does               need               to               be               looked               at,"               Romley               said.

"There's               not               a               prosecutor               who               will               tell               you               that.

But               there's               not               a               prosecutor               who               disagrees               with               me."               (1)
               On               the               national               front,               there               appears               to               be               an               approved               green               light               by               major               conservatives               that               are               speaking               in               favor               or               prison               reforms               and               talking               out               loud               to               all               the               50               states               who               are               experiencing               serious               budget               deficits.

Encouraging               changing               their               business               as               usual               approach,               they               cite               several               examples               of               good               reforms               that               have               proven               to               be               sound               and               practical               steps               to               reduce               costs.

An               article               written               by               Newt               Gingrich               and               Pat               Nolan               express               the               need               to               "act               with               courage               and               creativity."
               The               article               goes               on               to               state               "We               joined               with               other               conservative               leaders               last               month               to               announce               the               Right               on               Crime               Campaign,               a               national               movement               urging               states               to               make               sensible               and               proven               reforms               to               our               criminal               justice               system               -               policies               that               will               cut               prison               costs               while               keeping               the               public               safe.

There               is               an               urgent               need               to               address               the               astronomical               growth               in               the               prison               population,               with               its               huge               costs               in               dollars               and               lost               human               potential.

The               prison               population               is               growing               13               times               faster               than               the               general               population.

The               Right               on               Crime               Campaign               represents               a               seismic               shift               in               the               legislative               landscape.

And               it               opens               the               way               for               a               common-sense               left-               right               agreement               on               an               issue               that               has               kept               the               parties               apart               for               decades."               We               all               agree               that               we               can               keep               the               public               safe               while               spending               fewer               tax               dollars               if               we               spend               them               more               effectively.

The               prison               population               is               growing               13               times               faster               than               the               general               population.

(2)
               The               Right               on               Crime               report               documented               Arizona's               needs               with               a               summary               that               stated               in               brief               "In               December               2008,               Arizona               became               the               first               state               to               implement               performance-based               adult               probation               funding               pursuant               to               Senate               Bill               1476.

[ii]               Under               this               incentive-based               approach,               probation               departments               receive               a               share               of               the               state's               savings               from               less               incarceration               when               they               reduce               their               revocations               to               prison               without               increasing               probationers'               convictions               for               new               offenses.

Probation               departments               are               required               to               reinvest               the               additional               funds               in               victim               services,               substance               abuse               treatment,               and               strategies               to               improve               community               supervision               and               reduce               recidivism.


               Training               probation               officers               to               utilize               motivational               interviewing,               which               is               a               method               of               therapy               that               identifies               and               mobilizes               the               client's               intrinsic               values               and               goals               to               stimulate               behavior               change               [is               essential               for               success].

Separating               the               minimum-risk               offenders               from               the               medium-               and               high-risk               populations               and               varying               supervision               and               caseload               levels               for               each               group,               with               one               officer               handling               minimum-risk               offenders               in               each               city               within               the               county."               Understand               that               to               be               considered               "successful,"               a               prison               must               reduce               recidivism               among               inmates.

States'               daily               prison               costs               average               nearly               $79.00               per               day,               compared               to               less               than               $3.50               per               day               for               probation.

Consider               geriatric               release               programs               when               appropriate.

Consider               eliminating               many               mandatory               minimum               sentencing               laws               for               nonviolent               offenses.

A               study               by               The               Reason               Foundation               indicated               that               private               prisons               offer               cost               savings               of               10               to               15               percent               compared               to               state-operated               facilities.

It               summarizes               their               report               with               "Despite               this               progress,               Arizona               policymakers               are               looking               at               additional               options               for               improving               their               criminal               justice               system.

They               are               facing               both               a               budget               crisis               and               a               September               2010               projection               by               the               state               corrections               department               that               8,500               new               prison               beds               will               be               needed               by               2017               at               a               construction               cost               of               $974               million,               not               including               operating               costs               of               well               in               excess               of               $150               million               a               year.[ix]"               (3)
               The               debate               on               privatizing               prison               in               Arizona               will               continue               to               be               a               hot               button               and               it               is               speculated               this               article               will               support               the               governor's               approach               on               leasing               or               contracting               with               private               prison               providers               to               reduce               the               costs               of               incarceration               in               the               state.

The               state               however               needs               to               pursue               the               majority               portion               of               the               report               which               focuses               on               recidivism               and               sentencing               laws.
               Sources:
               (1)               http://www.arizonaguardian.com/azg
               (2)               http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110112/EDIT05/301129962
               (3)http://www.rightoncrime.com/reform-in-action/state-initiatives/arizona/






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