Justice Reinvestment and Supervision Practices
6. ACCOUNTABILITY: Swift, certain, and fair responses to violation behavior
are critically important
Washington
Technical violators can be held
for 2-3 days for low-level
violations and up to 30 days
for high-level violations
Days Incarcerated
2010
Georgia
Prompt sanctions to correct
behavior of troublesome
probationers
North Carolina
Swift and certain "dips" of
brief jail sanctions and "dunks"
of prison sanctions in response
to violations
Days in Jail
Status Quo
Prison Admissions
2011
-65%
23 Days
31 Days
2013
8 Days
Source:: Washington Department of Corrections; An Evaluation of Georgia's Probation Options
Management Act, Applied Research Services, October 2007; .
-74%
POM
8 Days
-51%
2014
15,188
7,440
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