Justice Reinvestment in Rhode Island: Modernizing Supervision Practices
After using a Justice Reinvestment approach, Rhode Island passed legislation that will modernize probation and parole policies and practices, create more opportunities for community-based treatment for people with substance addictions and mental illnesses, and expand benefits for victims of crime, among other measures. This publication presents a summary of the Justice Reinvestment process and legislation.
The Wyoming state legislature recently passed a bill that will strengthen behavioral health treatment and programming for people…
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Bipartisan support for three key criminal justice programs shows Congressional commitment to increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.
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Vermont Governor Phil Scott recently signed a bipartisan criminal justice bill designed to reduce recidivism and dissect racial…
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Four Ways New Criminal Justice Bill Impacts Wyoming
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.
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Congress Expresses Bipartisan Support for Key Justice Programs
Bipartisan support for three key criminal justice programs shows Congressional commitment to increasing public safety and reducing recidivism.
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Explainer: The Significance of Vermont’s Justice Reinvestment Legislation
Vermont Governor Phil Scott recently signed a bipartisan criminal justice bill designed to reduce recidivism and dissect racial disparities in the state’s prisons.
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States Taking Action: Flipping the Script on Parole
Justice Reinvestment legislation recently passed in Vermont is the latest example of a state turning pessimistic parole into “presumptive parole.”
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Kansas Launches Bipartisan Effort to Address Criminal Justice and Fiscal Challenges
Reentry and behavioral health programming are among the issues the state is examining.
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Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission Discusses Policy Recommendations
Staff from the CSG Justice Center met with the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission last week to present findings and policy recommendations based on recent assessment activities as part of the state’s Justice Reinvestment effort, which launched in September.
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