Justice Reinvestment in Arkansas: First Presentation
This presentation introduces the Council of State Governments Justice Center and the justice reinvestment process, and includes initial analyses on Arkansas’s criminal justice system. This material was delivered to Arkansas's Legislative Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force on November 30, 2015.
November 30, 2015 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
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