Day 2: More Criminals Are Out Than In. Phil Brinkman.
by Brinkman, Phil; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 63Institutions. Publisher: Wisconsin State Journal, 2005ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Criminals | Ex-convicts -- Supervision of | Parole | Probation | Recidivism | WisconsinDDC classification: 050 Summary: "For 15 points, name where Wisconsin keeps most of its convicted criminals. Answer: Down the street, next door, in the apartment below you. Far from locking them up and throwing away the key, Wisconsin has been letting offenders out of prison almost as fast as it has been putting them in. Many thousands more are sentenced each year to probation, where they're supervised in the community. In most cases, they'll check in with an agent from the Department of Corrections two or three times a month. Some are wearing electronic bracelets discretely under their pant cuffs. But otherwise, they're on their own." (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL) This article examines the propensity among ex-prisoners to commit a crime upon returning to society, and addresses the lack of supervision and monitoring released offenders receive from Wisconsin's corrections system.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Day 2: More Criminals Are Out Than In, Jan. 17, 2005; pp. n.p..
"For 15 points, name where Wisconsin keeps most of its convicted criminals. Answer: Down the street, next door, in the apartment below you. Far from locking them up and throwing away the key, Wisconsin has been letting offenders out of prison almost as fast as it has been putting them in. Many thousands more are sentenced each year to probation, where they're supervised in the community. In most cases, they'll check in with an agent from the Department of Corrections two or three times a month. Some are wearing electronic bracelets discretely under their pant cuffs. But otherwise, they're on their own." (WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL) This article examines the propensity among ex-prisoners to commit a crime upon returning to society, and addresses the lack of supervision and monitoring released offenders receive from Wisconsin's corrections system.
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