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Alabama Initiatives

In partnership with Alabama state leaders, the CSG Justice Center is working on several key criminal justice initiatives to increase public safety, including Stepping Up and Justice Reinvestment.

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Stepping Up

Stepping Up is a national initiative to reduce the number of people…

Alabama

Justice Reinvestment is a data-driven approach to improve public safety, reduce corrections…

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Director Cam Ward Named Vice Chair of The Council of State Governments Justice Center Advisory Board

April 19, 2022

How Telehealth Connects People to Treatment During COVID-19

August 25, 2020

During COVID-19, telehealth has become an essential practice to connect people to…

Survey Shows Reentry Services Halting Across U.S.

April 22, 2020

Many reentry operations reported concerns about keeping their doors open, reporting cash-flow…

As Jobs Market Struggles, Formerly Incarcerated are Prevented From Helping

February 28, 2020

Former inmates need jobs and employers are looking for workers. So where's…

NJ Governor Tim Murphy delivers his 2020 State of the State address.

Criminal Justice Key to Governors’ 2020 State of the State Speeches

February 20, 2020

We break down how governors across the country talked about criminal justice…

Groundbreaking 50-State Report on Public Safety Updated with 2017 Data

October 15, 2018

The CSG Justice Center has released an updated version of the 50-State…

Second Chance Act Spotlight: Byron Davis, Birmingham, Alabama

July 5, 2018

Byron Davis used the end of his sentence in Limestone Correctional Facility…

Alabama Allocates $26.5 Million for Justice Reinvestment in FY2019

April 18, 2018

Alabama state leaders have appropriated $26.5 million in the FY2019 budget to…

Alabama Publications

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Alabama Justice Reinvestment Initiative

July 31, 2024

Supervision Violations and Their Impact on Incarceration

February 5, 2024

State Playbooks

February 10, 2021

Laying the Groundwork

February 10, 2020

Confined and Costly

June 18, 2019

The Clean Slate Clearinghouse

April 8, 2019

National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction

October 31, 2018

50-State Report on Public Safety

July 31, 2018

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