Virginia is facing a fiscal emergency. The commonwealth faces a nearly $3 billion shortfall this year. At the same time, the growth of Virginia's prison budget has dramatically outpaced other spending items over the past decade. Spending on incarceration consumes more than $1 billion each year. In...
In Kaine's Budget Plan, a Reality Check for Prisons
Virginia is facing a fiscal emergency. The commonwealth faces a nearly $3 billion shortfall this year. At the same time, the growth of Virginia's prison budget has dramatically outpaced other spending items over the past decade. Spending on incarceration consumes more than $1 billion each year. In...