Justice Reinvestment in Arkansas: Overview

The Justice Reinvestment in Arkansas Overview highlights recent criminal justice trends in the state that Arkansas’s Legislative Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force and CSG Justice Center staff will be exploring in coming months as part of the state’s justice reinvestment efforts.

January 2016 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
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