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Strapped States Threaten Prisoner Releases to Extort Revenue
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2003, page 1
by Matthew Clarke In the wake of an economic downturn, states throughout the country are facing budget deficits averaging 15% of their previous general revenue. A uniform response to the revenue shortfall has been to threaten the early release of state prisoners. However, this appears to be merely a threat …
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