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Alabama’s practice of imposing long sentences on people convicted of nonviolent offenses has locked the state in a perpetual crowding crisis. Spurred by population pressures, state officials recently enacted reforms that could create “breathing room,” but more needs to be done. Since 2004, Justice Strategies has conducted research designed to educate the public and supplied state policymakers and advocates with ongoing technical assistance.

Alabama Prison Crisis

Justice Strategies researchers find that nonviolent drug offenses drive explosive prison population growth Alabama’s prisons are dangerously overcrowded and disastrously under-funded. Facilities designed for 13,500 prisoners hold more than 27,000, and Alabama’s largest prisons are cram

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Alabama's crisis continues

Since the release of the Justice Strategies report Alabama Prison Crisis, state lawmakers have taken a major step forward by adopting a system of voluntary sentencing standards for judges. The Alabama Sentencing Commission predicts that the standards will eventually create “breathing roomâ€

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Groups say prison not addicts' place (AL)

(The Montgomery Advertiser - John Davis - November 1, 2005)   Efforts to divert drug addicts and other nonviolent criminals away from state prisons are gaining momentum months before Alabama's 2006 legislative session. On Monday, the New York-based Drug Policy Alliance, which advocates

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