Justice Reinvestment in Ohio: Overview

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.

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.

In January, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson visited the Fulton Community Supervision Center, which was transformed last year into a female-only facility that provides gender-responsive and trauma-informed approaches to better serve women under community supervision.

Bipartisan support for three key criminal justice programs shows Congressional commitment to increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott recently signed a bipartisan criminal justice bill designed to reduce recidivism and dissect racial disparities in the state’s prisons.

Justice Reinvestment legislation recently passed in Vermont is the latest example of a state turning pessimistic parole into “presumptive parole.”