Pruning Prisons: How Cutting Corrections Can Save Money and Protect Public Safety

May 2009 The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) conducted a study on the cost-effect of incarceration. Some alternatives include community-based treatment facilities and reform of current practices. According to the study it is not cost-effective to incarcerate individuals but rather an alternative to incarceration would not only benefit individuals but save the United State billions of dollars . . .