Michigan Justice Reinvestment Working Group: Bipartisan Plan to Increase Public Safety and Reduce Spending: January 2010 Update
Representatives of the governor, speaker, and senate majority leader, who serve on the bipartisan Michigan Justice Reinvestment Working Group, agreed in May 2009 on a policy framework that will make residents of Michigan safer and that will reduce spending on corrections. This brief reviews the current status of efforts to take action on each of the framework’s three elements: deter crime; lower recidivism among high-risk people on probation; and generate immediate and long-term savings to state taxpayers.
Vermont Executive Working Group Hears Recommendations on How to Improve Domestic Violence Responses
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New Hampshire Governor’s Commission Reviews Justice Reinvestment Initiative Data Analysis and Proposed Policy Recommendations
On April 6, 2023, the New Hampshire Governor’s Advisory Commission on Mental Illness and the Corrections System met to review final data analysis and policy recommendations presented by staff from the CSG Justice Center as part of the state’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI).
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Explainer: Minnesota’s Justice Reinvestment Legislation Results in $43.6 Million Annual Increase in Community Supervision System
In May 2023, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a sweeping public safety…
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Biden Signs Six-Bill Spending Package Funding Key Criminal Justice Programs
On March 9, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a $460 billion spending package for Fiscal Year 2024, allocating funding for multiple state and local justice system grant programs within the Department of Justice.
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