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40th Anniversary of the Rockefeller Drug Laws: Time to Re-think Sentencing Policy

May 8, 2013, 4:25pm

Lauren Galik

New at Reason: Privatization Developments in Criminal Justice and Corrections

May 6, 2013, 3:55pm

Leonard Gilroy

The rollout of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013 continues today with the release of the Criminal Justice and Corrections section, which which provides an overview of the latest on privatization and public-private partnerships in criminal justice and corrections.

Developments in Criminal Justice and Corrections

Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines criminal justice and corrections trends

May 6, 2013

Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny, Alexander Volokh, Andrew Livingston

This section of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013 provides an overview of the latest on privatization and public-private partnerships in criminal justice and corrections. Topics include:

A. 2012 Corrections Privatization Overview

B. State and International Corrections Privatization Update

C. State and Local Correctional Healthcare Privatization Update

D. ANALYSIS: Recent Developments in the Federal Civil-Rights Liability of Federal Private Prisons

E. FOCUS: The Emergence of Social Impact Bonds: Paying for Success in Social Service Innovation

F. FOCUS: Colorado, Washington State Vote to Tax and Regulate Recreational Marijuana for Adults

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Colorado, Washington State Vote to Tax and Regulate Recreational Marijuana for Adults

Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Criminal Justice and Corrections

May 6, 2013

Harris Kenny, Andrew Livingston

This subsection of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013: Criminal Justice and Corrections reviews the recent passage of ballot measures legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in both Colorado and Washington State.

Reason’s First Feature-Length Documentary: “America’s Longest War”

March 25, 2013, 1:43pm

Cathy Reisenwitz

Reason Foundation's first feature-length documentary uncovers the extraordinary costs of the U.S. government’s 40-year war on drugs. Here’s the trailer for America’s Longest War:

Taxing and Regulating Recreational Marijuana in CO, WA (AUDIO)

February 6, 2013, 12:57pm

Harris Kenny

I recently appeared on the Tax Policy Podcast hosted by Richard Morrison, Manager of Communications at the Tax Foundation, to discuss taxing and regulating recreational marijuana in Colorado (Amendment 64) and Washington State (Initiative 502).

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