The John D. also, Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is giving 20 penitentiaries of all sizes $150,000 each to think of approaches to decrease the quantity of individuals superfluously in a correctional facility.
MacArthur President Julia Stasch says the cash originates from $75 million the Chicago-based magnanimous gathering has promised to give more than five years to convey more decency to the criminal equity framework. Around 12 million individuals yearly go through approximately 3,000 correctional facilities across the nation. Numerous are peaceful guilty parties, rationally sick and individuals who can’t manage the cost of safeguard.
Here are the jail systems that received planning grants in alphabetical order:
Ada County, Indiana
Charleston County, South Carolina
Cook County, Illinois
Harris County, Texas
Los Angeles County, California
Lucas County, Ohio
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Mesa County, Colorado
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Multnomah County, Oregon
New Orleans, Louisiana
New York City, New York
Palm Beach County, Florida
Pennington County, South Dakota
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pima County, Arizona
St. Louis County,Missouri
Shelby County, Tennessee
Spokane County, Washington
State of Connecticut.
