Source: State News, Vol. 52 no. 9, October 2009

Articles include:
– Better Outside the Bars
By Mary Branham
Jurisdictions Across the Country Finding Success with Detention Alternatives for Juveniles

– Jailhouse Blues
By Mikel Chavers
States Forced to Close Prisons as Budgets Dwindle and Prison Populations Shrink

– 10 Questions with Sue Bell Cobb
By Mary Branham
Funding, Judicial Selection Threaten Fair and Impartial State Courts

– Addressing Abuse
By Carrie Abner
Community Corrections Steps Up Response to Domestic Violence