The Right Investment: Corrections Spending in Baltimore City
Justice Policy Institute, Prison Policy Initiative
Feb 25, 2015

JPI-report-1Based on data recently made available by a new Maryland law, The Right Investment?: Corrections Spending in Baltimore City shows for the first time where people who are incarcerated are from, and how much Maryland taxpayers spend on their incarceration. This report authored by the Justice Policy Institute and the Prison Policy Initiative in February 2015 includes detailed tables that show where people incarcerated in Maryland are from, including the 23 counties and Baltimore City, select 157 cities and towns, and Maryland Senate and House of Delegate Districts, as well as information that can better inform investment decisions in these communities to help solve long-standing challenges and improve public safety.

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