An Overview of Alternative Methods of Incarceration

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An Overview of Alternative Methods of Incarceration
Leaders at the Federal, State, and Local levels are constantly seeking ingenious methods to reduce the costs of criminal justice and corrections. It is agreed that violent offenders should be in maximum security facilities, however establishing alternatives to prison for non-violent offenders have become a necessity (e.g. DMI, Project HOPE, The 24/7 sobriety project). Due to the overcrowding and budget issues, methods have been devised to increase the efficiency of the criminal justice system while maintaining public safety. “The cost per day for a client in jail or prison is $107.71 as opposed to alternatives (e.g. Drug Court $10.33; DRRD $6.60; Probation .33)” (Piquero, 2010). There are a number of alternatives to prison and the following five will be addressed; (1) Faith-Based Rehabilitation Programs, (2) Residential Community Corrections, (3) Diversionary Treatment Programs, (4) House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring, and (5) Ignition Interlocks.
Faith-Based Rehabilitation Programs: A study by Grant Duwe, Ph.D. and Byron Johnson Ph.D. of Baylor Universities Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) affirm that the cost-benefit analysis of the InnerChange Freedom Initiative is a godsend to taxpayers. The results showed that InnerChange reduced re-arrest by 26 percent, re-conviction by 35 percent, and re-imprisonment for a new felony offense by 40 percent (Baylor, 2013). The state of Minnesota saved over $3 million by reducing recidivism. InnerChange includes Christian religious services, Bible study and prayer, substance abuse education, cognitive skill development, mentoring and seminars. Additionally there is aftercare involving support groups, peer mentoring, interac...

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... one time offender begins to ponder over their choices before acting on them. “The LORD takes delight in those who have respect for him; they put their hope in his faithful love” (NIRV, Psalm 147:11).

Works Cited

Duwe, Grant. & Johnson, Byron. (2013). Faith Based Re-Entry Programs for Prisoners saves Money and Reduces Recidivism: International Journal of Criminology and Sociology. Baylor University, Media Communications: Retrieved from http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=131877
Hendrix, N. & Inciardi, J. (2014). Expérience Criminal Justice (1st ed.). Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 9780077599317.
Piquero, Alex R. (2010). Cost Benefit Analysis for Jail Alternatives and Jail: Criminology and Criminal Justice. Retrieved from http://criminology.fsu.edu/center/p/pdf/pretrial/Broward%20Co.%20Cost%20Benefit%20Analysis%202010.pdf

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