Justice Reinvestment in Oregon: Policy Framework
This report highlights an innovative new grant program in Oregon created to support counties and tribal nations in developing stronger community-based continuums of care to improve health and criminal justice outcomes for people cycling in and out of the state's jails and hospitals. The grant resulted from Oregon's Justice Reinvestment Initiative, a data-driven approach to reduce recidivism for people with complex behavioral health needs in the state.
A package of criminal justice bills aiming to keep people with substance use disorders out of prison and…
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Not only is treatment a more cost-effective use of taxpayer dollars than prison, but it works.
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After authorizing $10.6 million to help people with behavioral health issues get treatment and avoid costly stays in…
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Justice Reinvestment Bills in Kansas Aim to Reduce Recidivism
A package of criminal justice bills aiming to keep people with substance…
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Prioritizing Prison over Substance Use Treatment Costs Kansans Safety and Money
Not only is treatment a more cost-effective use of taxpayer dollars than…
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Justice Reinvestment in Action: Oregon Invests $10 Million Locally to Improve Criminal Justice, Behavioral Health Outcomes
After authorizing $10.6 million to help people with behavioral health issues get…
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Investments to Reduce Recidivism Help Young Adults in Massachusetts
UTEC, a Lowell-based organization that focuses on reentry, has received nearly $2…
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Missouri Governor Parson Visits Community Treatment Program
Missouri Governor Mike Parson visited the Improving Community Treatment Success program which…
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Explainer: The Significance of Kansas’s Justice Reinvestment Legislation
The Kansas legislature recently enacted a package of bipartisan criminal justice bills…
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