Prison reform and the revolving door

A recent report suggests that prisons are becoming overcrowded and that treatment may not be as good a solution to prevent offenders from returning as changing sentencing laws. Midmorning examines in-prison treatment and asks why states should bother.

Guests

• Joshua Page: professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota.
• Michael Maltz: is a professor of sociology at Ohio State University.
• Michael Jacobson: director of the Vera Institute. He was the New York City Correction Commissioner from 1995 to 1998 and the City's Probation Commissioner from 1992 to 1996. He is the author of Downsizing Prisons: How to Reduce Crime and End Mass Incarceration. He serves as chair of the New York City Criminal Justice Agency.

Resources

• About Jacobson
• About Michael Maltz
• About Joshua Page
• Unlocking America report