/tags/prison-overcrowding prison overcrowding en-US Copyright Mon, 19 Jun 2017 21:51:36 GMT /crime-law-enforcement/2017-06-19/supporters-critics-spar-over-proposal-in-budget-to-expand-low-level-prisoner-diversion-program There’s a controversial proposal in the state budget that will be voted on this week that its supporters say would cut down on prison overcrowding. But… Mon, 19 Jun 2017 21:51:36 GMT /crime-law-enforcement/2017-06-19/supporters-critics-spar-over-proposal-in-budget-to-expand-low-level-prisoner-diversion-program Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-04-14/drc-director-pushes-prisoner-diversion-program-pushes-back-against-building-another-prison Five percent of the state budget is dedicated to maintaining the state’s 27 prisons, which have been overcrowded for decades. And the state’s prisons… Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:03:09 GMT /government-politics/2017-04-14/drc-director-pushes-prisoner-diversion-program-pushes-back-against-building-another-prison Karen Kasler