Thirty states have passed legislation developed using a justice reinvestment approach since 2007. These states, so varied in their sizes and political and fiscal landscapes, have nonetheless all enacted justice reinvestment in a common way: with significant bipartisan support. A table created by The Pew Charitable Trusts illustrates this fact. “Justice reinvestment reforms,” the table’s authors write, “have received more than 5,700 ‘aye’ votes in state legislatures, compared with fewer than 500 ‘no’ votes.”
Justice reinvestment is a data-driven approach to improve public safety, reduce corrections and related criminal justice spending, and reinvest savings in strategies that can decrease crime and reduce recidivism. To learn more about justice reinvestment, and to learn more about the CSG Justice Center’s state-based justice reinvestment work, click here.
New Hampshire Continues Justice Reinvestment Effort to Improve Conditions for People Who Are High Utilizers of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Systems
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New Hampshire Commission Reviews Final Policy Recommendations to Reduce Reliance on Incarceration as Part of Justice Reinvestment Initiative
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Three Things to Know About New Jersey’s Groundbreaking Community Response Legislation
In response to growing calls for police reform in New Jersey, particularly following the shootings of Najee Seabrooks and Andrew Washington in March and August 2023, a coalition of law enforcement officials, mental health professionals, and community advocates partnered to explore public safety response alternatives.
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