Justice Reinvestment Initiative (Fact Sheet)
Over the past 31 years, state spending on corrections has skyrocketed nationally—from $12 billion in 1988 to $63.5 billion in 2019. This cost puts a serious strain on many states’ criminal justice systems, often placing concerns about the bottom line in competition with public safety. Strategies tested in many states, however, show there are effective ways to address the challenge of containing rising corrections costs while also increasing public safety.
Pennsylvania's Justice Reinvestment legislation, signed into law in December 2019, is expected to save the state millions and…
Read MoreThe Wyoming state legislature recently passed a bill that will strengthen behavioral health treatment and programming for people…
Read MoreBipartisan support for three key criminal justice programs shows Congressional commitment to increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.
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Pennsylvania's Justice Reinvestment legislation, signed into law in December 2019, is expected to save the state millions and improve countless lives. Here, we outline four key questions about the importance of significance of this moment.
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The Wyoming state legislature recently passed a bill that will strengthen behavioral health treatment and programming for people in the criminal justice system with evidence-based practices and robust quality assurance measures.
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Bipartisan support for three key criminal justice programs shows Congressional commitment to increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.
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Vermont Governor Phil Scott recently signed a bipartisan criminal justice bill designed to reduce recidivism and dissect racial disparities in the state’s prisons.
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Justice Reinvestment legislation recently passed in Vermont is the latest example of a state turning pessimistic parole into “presumptive parole.”
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Reentry and behavioral health programming are among the issues the state is examining.
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