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Behavioral Health Framework
On September 27, 2012, the CSG Justice Center released Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision: A Shared Framework for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery. The report is written for policymakers, administrators, and service providers committed to improving outcomes for the [...] -
PA Justice Reinvestment Bill Signing
Governor Tom Corbett signs Pennsylvania’s Justice Reinvestment Bill. -
A Ten-Step Guide to Transforming Probation Departments to Reduce Recidivism
This guide draws extensively on the experience of a multi-year effort in Travis County, Texas (Austin), to implement each of the four recidivism reduction practices. -
The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrest in Four California Cities
Scroll down for the full press conference video On January 22, 2013 the Council of State Governments Justice Center released The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in Four California Cities. The unprecedented study answers one question [...] -
Developing a Mental Health Court: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Start learning! Enter Developing a Mental Health Court Developing a Mental Health Court. -
School Discipline Consensus Project
African-American students and children with particular educational disabilities who qualify for special education were suspended and expelled at especially high rates.
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Announcements
2013 National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) National Convention
On June 27-30, the City of San Antonio will host the 2013 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Convention, which will bring together nearly 2,000 attendees to discuss mental health issues, network, and gain inspiration. There are over 75 [...]
Two Second Chance Act Solicitations Released
Bureau of Justice Assistance Releases Second Chance Act Comprehensive Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Planning Program Grant Solicitation The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance recently released the solicitation for the Second Chance Act Comprehensive Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction [...]
Webinars
Use of Incentives and Sanctions to Promote Compliance with Supervision Conditions during Reentry: An Implementation Strategy
Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center This webinar focussed on the use of incentives and sanctions with individuals under community supervision, particularly those returning to their communities from prison. It included an overview of current practices, policy, and research [...]
NRRC Webinar Innovations in Substance Abuse Treatment
Presenters review how adopting a “continuing care model” to treat substance use disorders can improve outcomes for individuals who are justice involved. Presenters also provide an overview of medications for the treatment of alcohol and opioid addiction, including how specific [...]
Creating a Strong Foundation for Effective Connections to Community Substance Abuse Treatment
This webinar was the first in a webinar series titled Best Practices for Engaging and Retaining Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Community Substance Abuse Treatment. The webinar discussed how jurisdictions can create strong foundations for effective connections to community treatment through a [...]
Work Release Centers, Day Reporting Centers, and Halfway Houses: What Impact do They Have on Public Safety
This webinar will provide a general overview of work release centers, day reporting centers, and halfway houses. The presenter will discuss the specific target groups for which these sanctions are designed and how various jurisdictions identify and assign offenders to [...]
Mental Health Courts Research Roundup: Applying Research to Practice
This webinar, held on March 26th, 2013, provided an overview of emerging research about mental health courts and discussed its implications for mental health court practitioners and policymakers. During the webinar, mental health court researchers shared their findings and facilitated [...]
Publications
Judges’ Guide to Mental Illnesses in the Courtroom
The Judges’ Guide to Mental Illnesses in the Courtroom is a two-page benchcard to help judges recognize the signs of possible mental illnesses among individuals in the courtroom and to respond sensitively and productively. Judges’ Guide to Mental Illnesses in the Courtroom
Lessons from the States: Reducing Recidivism and Curbing Corrections Costs Through Justice Reinvestment
Over the past 20 years, state spending on corrections has skyrocketed—from $12 billion in 1988 to more than $52 billion in 2011.1 Declining state revenues and other fiscal factors are putting a serious strain on many states’ criminal justice systems, often [...]
Implications of The Affordable Care Act on People Involved with the Criminal Justice System
Individuals involved with the criminal justice system face high rates of communicable and chronic diseases, mental illness, and substance use disorders. However, criminal justice practitioners often have difficulty connecting this largely low-income and uninsured population to the health services they [...]
Lessons Learned: Planning and Assessing a Law Enforcement Reentry Strategy
On April 3, 2013, the Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG Justice Center) released Lessons Learned: Planning and Assessing a Law Enforcement Reentry Strategy. Produced with support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), the [...]
Improving Outcomes For People With Mental Illnesses Involved With New York City’s Criminal Court and Correction Systems
On December 23, 2012, the CSG Justice Center released Improving Outcomes for People with Mental Illnesses Involved with New York City’s Criminal Court and Correction Systems. This report, commissioned by Mayor Bloomberg and completed with support from the United States [...]
Justice Center in the News
Alternatives to suspension gaining traction
For more than two months, the school day for 12-year-old Rebekah Aylor means remaining confined in a cubicle that isolates her from fellow students.
“I sit in the chair for eight hours straight, almost,” said Rebekah, who is serving what’s called “in-school suspension” — or ISS — at North Austin’s Canyon Vista Middle School in th Round Rock school district.
Lessons Learned: Planning and Assessing a Law Enforcement Reentry Strategy
The Corrections Connection Law enforcement officers across the country report that they repeatedly encounter and arrest the same individuals in their jurisdictions. In many areas, recidivism rates remain stubbornly high—with more than 60 percent of individuals leaving prison reincarcerated within [...]
Mass shootings, criminal violence: Can’t be predicted, but can be mitigated
Behavioral Healthcare Magazine By Dennis Grantham, Editor-in-Chief Following a year in which mass violence, notably the Sandy Hook shootings, riveted the attention of lawmakers and the public on the possible linkage between mental illness and criminal violence, longtime community and [...]
Lessons from the States: Reducing Recidivism and Curbing Corrections Costs Through Justice Reinvestment
The Corrections Connection Over the past 20 years, state spending on corrections has skyrocketed—from $12 billion in 1988 to more than [1] $52 billion in 2011. Declining state revenues and other fiscal factors are putting a serious strain on many [...]
Hawaii Prison Population Drops 5 Percent
Honolulu Civil Beat By Chad Blair Hawaii’s prison population has dropped 5 percent since July 2012, a figure that includes a 12 percent reduction in prisoners housed in Arizona. That’s because, officials say, the state’s criminal justice system has implemented [...]