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Arizona's Sentencing Code: Time for a Change?

ContributorsHart, William (Author) / Morrison Institute for Public Policy (Publisher) / Arizona Indicators (Project) (Publisher)
Created2010-11-09
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Over the past 30 years, Arizona’s criminal sentencing policy has helped drive up its prison population to unprecedented levels. Today, the cost of incarcerating Arizona’s 40,000+ prisoners is approaching $1 billion annually prompting some to call for revision of Arizona’s sentencing code. This issue presents an overview of the arguments…

Over the past 30 years, Arizona’s criminal sentencing policy has helped drive up its prison population to unprecedented levels. Today, the cost of incarcerating Arizona’s 40,000+ prisoners is approaching $1 billion annually prompting some to call for revision of Arizona’s sentencing code. This issue presents an overview of the arguments for and against sentencing reform.
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Closing the Achievement Gap for Students With a Home Language Other Than English

ContributorsMorrison Institute for Public Policy (Author) / Arizona Indicators (Project) (Publisher)
Created2010-01-01
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Many Arizona students speak a language other than English at home. Read a new analysis of how these non-English home language students perform on the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test relative to their English home language peers.