Intended and Unintended Consequences of Prison Reform

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dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Law, Economics, and Organizationen_US
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dc.contributor.authorBoylan, Richard T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMocan, Nacien_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-28T21:55:03Z
dc.date.available2014-03-28T21:55:03Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractThe United States Supreme Court ruled in May 2011 that prison overcrowding in California constituted cruel and unusual punishment. This decision revived a long-standing debate among scholars and policy makers as to whether courts should intervene to protect the well-being of the disfranchised, by forcing states to improve schools, prisons, and mental institutions. We use data that span 1951-2006 to examine the impact of federal court orders condemning prison crowding, and the impact of statesﾒ releases from these court orders. We find that these interventions are associated with lower inmate mortality rates and fewer prisoners per capita. Correctional expenditures increase and welfare cash expenditures decrease while states are under court order, suggesting that the burden of improved prison conditions is borne by welfare recipients. Furthermore, states do not alter correctional spending and welfare cash payments spending after their release from court order, making the original changes in spending permanent. (JEL H7, I38, K4)en_US
dc.identifier.citationBoylan, Richard T. and Mocan, Naci. "Intended and Unintended Consequences of Prison Reform." <i>Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization,</i> 0, no. 0 (2013) Oxford University Press: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewt006.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jleo/ewt006en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/75787
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Press
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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