Justice Reinvestment in Ohio: Reducing Recidivism Through Treatment
This policy framework outlines recommendations developed as a part of a Justice Reinvestment effort in Ohio in 2017–2018 in collaboration with Ohio's Justice Reinvestment (JRI 2.0) Committee. The recommendations were moved to the legislature to consider in the 2019 session. The aim of these policies was to improve access to effective behavioral health supports and services for people in the criminal justice system; reduce crime; and adopt more cost-effective sentencing, corrections, and supervision policies.
Patrick Armstrong, Jessica Gonzales-Bricker, Carl Reynolds | February 2021 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
Justice Reinvestment in Ohio: Reducing Recidivism Through Treatment
Patrick
Armstrong
evaluated
state
statutes,
case
law,
and
court
rules,
as
well
as
engaged
stakeholders
involved
in
the
Justice
Reinvestment
process.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Patrick
worked
at
Skadden,
Arps,
Slate,
Meagher
&
Flom
LLP,
as
well
...
as
for
the
Brennan
Center
for
Justice
in
New
York,
where
he
explored
avenues
to
eliminate
racial
disparities
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
He
was
also
an
intern
for
the
Alameda
County
District
Attorney’s
Office
in
California.
As
a
student
athlete
on
the
basketball
team
at
the
University
of
California,
Berkeley,
Patrick
earned
a
BA
in
political
science
and
African
American
studies.
He
earned
his
JD
from
the
New
York
University
School
of
Law.
Jessica
Gonzales-Bricker
provides
project
management
support
to
the
CSG
Justice
Center
research
team,
coordinating
workflows
and
project
resources.
Previously,
Jessica
worked
as
the
director
of
research
for
the
Meadows
Mental
Health
Policy
Institute’s
Center
for
Justice
and
Health
and
as
...
a
research
project
manager
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
In
her
previous
role
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
analyzed
data
and
provided
policy
support
for
multiple
projects,
including
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative.
She
has
also
conducted
research
and
technical
assistance
for
the
Texas
Juvenile
Justice
Department
and
worked
as
a
policy
analyst
in
the
Texas
House
of
Representatives.
Jessica
has
a
BA
in
political
science
from
Baylor
University
and
an
MPA
from
the
University
of
Texas
at
Austin.
Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, State Initiatives
Carl
Reynolds
helps
manage
and
develop
projects
related
to
courts,
corrections,
law
enforcement,
and
sentencing.
He
works
on
Justice
Reinvestment
and
other
projects
where
expert
legal
and
policy
research
is
needed.
Previously,
Carl
served
as
director
of
the
Texas
Office
...
of
Court
Administration.
From
1997
to
2005,
he
was
general
counsel
for
the
Texas
Department
of
Criminal
Justice
(TDCJ),
responsible
for
prisons,
probation,
and
parole.
He
also
was
general
counsel
to
the
Texas
Board
of
Criminal
Justice—the
governing
body
for
TDCJ.
Prior
to
that
position,
he
was
the
executive
director
of
the
Texas
Punishment
Standards
Commission,
general
counsel
to
the
Texas
Senate
Committee
on
Criminal
Justice,
director
of
the
Senate's
redistricting
staff,
and
a
briefing
attorney
for
the
Texas
Court
of
Criminal
Appeals.
Carl
holds
a
BA
from
the
University
of
Cincinnati,
an
MA
from
the
Lyndon
B.
Johnson
School
of
Public
Affairs,
and
a
JD
from
the
University
of
Texas
School
of
Law.
