Blog Jul 31, 2012
California’s myriad sentencing practices
Yesterday, CJCJ launched the California Sentencing Institute’s (CASI) new interface that allows for quicker, easier visual representations of California’s statewide sentencing practices. Immediately apparent upon visiting the site are the huge sentencing disparities among California’s 58 counties. Further exploration of the site indicates various interesting trends. For example, while Kings County is ranked at the top of every metric related to use of state prison, it is not the highest…
Interactive sentencing map – what’s going on in your county?
Newsroom Jul 31, 2012
To Avoid Prison, Move to One of These Counties
To Avoid Prison, Move to One of These Counties KQED, July 30, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2012 San Francisco, CA: Today CJCJ is launching its new and improved interface for the California Sentencing Institute (CASI) . The new map features interactive filters, county comparisons, geographic visualizations, and fully downloadable datasets. Please explore CASI at http://casi.cjcj.org/ . In 2009, CJCJ launched the California Sentencing Institute (CASI) as the foundation for data and research driven commentary on the broader public safety…
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