New Communities Initiative in Wichita
This brief details how officials from the state of Kansas, Sedgwick County, and the City of Wichita joined together to form the New Communities Initiative (NCI). Focusing initially on one area within Wichita, these public and private sector leaders’ mission is to design strategies that integrate state, county, city, and private resources to increase public safety, enhance educational opportunities for residents of all ages, improve housing conditions for neighborhood residents, and spur economic development.
On March 9, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a $460 billion spending package for Fiscal Year 2024, allocating…
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Arkansas policymakers have long expressed concerns about the state’s high recidivism rate. Over the past 10 years, an…
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Biden Signs Six-Bill Spending Package Funding Key Criminal Justice Programs
On March 9, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a $460 billion spending package for Fiscal Year 2024, allocating funding for multiple state and local justice system grant programs within the Department of Justice.
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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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