This video from Employ Milwaukee in Wisconsin highlights the partnership between corrections and workforce systems to improve employment outcomes in the Milwaukee County, Wisconsin area and includes interviews with subject matter experts, an employer, and people who secured employment after incarceration with the aid of Employ Milwaukee.
Corrections leaders balance the complex priorities of maintaining public safety, operating secure facilities, providing needed care and services…
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A bipartisan group of 66 lawmakers, led by Congressmen Don Bacon (R-NE) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), wrote a…
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A bipartisan group of 33 members of Congress, lawmakers, led by Congresswomen Carol Miller (R-WV) and Lucy McBath…
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Apply Now for Resident Analyst Program to Increase Data Analysis Capacity at Departments of Corrections
Corrections leaders balance the complex priorities of maintaining public safety, operating secure facilities, providing needed care and services to the incarcerated population, and coordinating with other agencies.
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Bipartisan Group of 66 Lawmakers Support Continued Funding for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
A bipartisan group of 66 lawmakers, led by Congressmen Don Bacon (R-NE) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), wrote a letter calling for continued funding for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
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Bipartisan Group of 33 Lawmakers Promote Continued Funding for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative
A bipartisan group of 33 members of Congress, lawmakers, led by Congresswomen Carol Miller (R-WV) and Lucy McBath (D-GA), wrote a letter calling for continued funding for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
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New Alabama Employment Law Advances Reentry 2030 Goals
Alabama is taking action to achieve its Reentry 2030 goals and positioning itself as a leader in reentry.
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President’s FY26 Budget Maintains Funding for Key Justice and Behavioral Health Programs Amid Proposed Structural Changes
On May 30, 2025, the White House released the budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.
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Developing a Common Definition for Community Responder Programs
This May, the state of Washington passed legislation supporting the expansion of alternative response teams (sometimes called community responders) as a public safety service.
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