Cut Federal Spending on Corrections

With the debate on federal spending raging along with calls for cutting the nation's deficit, an opportunity has arisen for Congress to rethink its federal sentencing policies and cut corrections spending while maintaining public safety. The federal prison system in 2010 housed a record 210,000 people and last year Congress increased the prison system's budget to $6.6 billion.  Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of federal corrections increased 475%, even after adjusting for inflation.  Please ask your representatives in Congress to support common sense sentencing reform.