Justice Reinvestment in Vermont: Final Presentation
The fifth and final presentation to Vermont’s Justice Reinvestment II Working Group provides an overview of the project’s key findings and possible recommendations on how to improve the state’s corrections system to reduce recidivism, improve behavioral health outcomes for people who move through the criminal justice system, and strengthen current data systems to ensure more data-informed decision-making moving forward.
Arkansas policymakers have long expressed concerns about the state’s high recidivism rate. Over the past 10 years, an…
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Explainer: Key Findings and Options from Arkansas’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative
Arkansas policymakers have long expressed concerns about the state’s high recidivism rate. Over the past 10 years, an estimated 72 percent of prison admissions in the state involved people who were revoked from supervision, with unmet substance use and mental health challenges playing a significant role in these failures.
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