Justice Reinvestment in Pennsylvania: Reducing Recidivism and Averting Costs by Strengthening Probation and Sentencing Practices
Justice Reinvestment in Pennsylvania: Reducing Recidivism and Averting Costs by Strengthening Probation and Sentencing Practices
After using a Justice Reinvestment approach, Pennsylvania passed legislation that will ensure that short sentences to prison are handled more efficiently and more people will receive substance use disorder treatment in lieu of incarceration, among other measures. This publication presents a summary of the Justice Reinvestment process and legislation.
Carl Reynolds | February 2021 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
Project Credits
Writing: Carl Reynolds, CSG Justice Center
Advising: Elizabeth Lyon, Marshall Clement, CSG Justice Center
Editing: Leslie Griffin, Emily Morgan, CSG Justice Center
Public Affairs: Brenna Callahan, CSG Justice Center
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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.
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