Washington State Institute / Coyote Ridge facility / Prison Populations / Prison Economics / /
IndustryTerm
implemented several sentencing law changes / /
Organization
Washington Association of Prosecuting / Department of Corrections / Washington State Department / United States Department of Justice / Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys / Washington State Institute for Public Policy / and the United States / Bureau of Justice Statistics / /
Briefing Paper Prison overcrowding in Washington State is driven by inadequate bed space in state institutions, not excessive sentence lengths. Executive Summary 1. Incarceration works. 2. We currently use a minimum amou