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For better results, cut correctional populations

For better results, cut correctional populations

Below are five community corrections reforms enacted through the JRI by a range of states:
4. Graduated responses for violations require agencies to hold probationers or parolees accountable for technical violations such as positive drug tests, missed treatment sessions, and other noncompliant behavior through swift, certain, and proportionate sanctions—including earlier curfews, community service, and enhanced supervision or home detention—in lieu of revocation to prison. Many statutes also direct agencies to respond to compliance with positive reinforcement and incentives. (AK, AL, AR, DE, GA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, WV)