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BIRMINGHAM, AL – JULY 29, 2015:
Kenneth Jackson, 22, greets a friend outside the UAB TASC building five months after being release from prison on a robbery charge. TASC, short for Treatment Against Street crime, is an initiative led by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is intended to combat persistent criminal behavior through education and mentorship.
The Alabama Justice Reinvestment Act (SB67), more commonly referred to as the Criminal Justice Reform Act, has received bi-partison support in the state of Alabama where aging prison infrastructure has not kept up with the demands of a rising inmate population. With prison facilities averaging 184% capacity, the bill attempts to alleviate overcrowding through a combination of sentencing reform and the expansion of supervised probation and local community corrections programs.
CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Daily Signal
Kenneth Jackson, 22, greets a friend outside the UAB TASC building five months after being release from prison on a robbery charge. TASC, short for Treatment Against Street crime, is an initiative led by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and is intended to combat persistent criminal behavior through education and mentorship.
The Alabama Justice Reinvestment Act (SB67), more commonly referred to as the Criminal Justice Reform Act, has received bi-partison support in the state of Alabama where aging prison infrastructure has not kept up with the demands of a rising inmate population. With prison facilities averaging 184% capacity, the bill attempts to alleviate overcrowding through a combination of sentencing reform and the expansion of supervised probation and local community corrections programs.
CREDIT: Bob Miller for The Daily Signal
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