Presentation: Increasing Public Safety and Generating Savings: Options for Nevada Policymakers
This presentation provides an overview of the Justice Reinvestment process along with examples of how other states have used it to solve criminal justice challenges. It also presents data on Nevada crime trends and opportunities for neighborhood-based strategies to solve criminal justice challenges in the state. Additionally, it covers the state's opportunity to improve public safety through effective treatment.
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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