Responding to People Who Have Been Victimized by Individuals with Mental Illnesses
This publication outlines steps policymakers, advocates, mental health professionals, and others can take to understand and protect the rights and safety of victims of crimes committed by individuals found “not guilty by reason of insanity” or otherwise court-ordered to receive treatment in a mental health facility. The publication was supported by the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice.
Corrections leaders balance the complex priorities of maintaining public safety, operating secure facilities, providing needed care and services…
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Today, Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Carol Miller (D-WV) and Danny K.…
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A bipartisan group of 66 lawmakers, led by Congressmen Don Bacon (R-NE) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), wrote a…
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Apply Now for Resident Analyst Program to Increase Data Analysis Capacity at Departments of Corrections
Corrections leaders balance the complex priorities of maintaining public safety, operating secure facilities, providing needed care and services to the incarcerated population, and coordinating with other agencies.
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Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduces Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025
Today, Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Carol Miller (D-WV) and Danny K. Davis (D-IL) introduced the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 in both the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
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Bipartisan Group of 66 Lawmakers Support Continued Funding for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program
A bipartisan group of 66 lawmakers, led by Congressmen Don Bacon (R-NE) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), wrote a letter calling for continued funding for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
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Bipartisan Group of 33 Lawmakers Promote Continued Funding for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative
A bipartisan group of 33 members of Congress, lawmakers, led by Congresswomen Carol Miller (R-WV) and Lucy McBath (D-GA), wrote a letter calling for continued funding for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) in the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
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New Alabama Employment Law Advances Reentry 2030 Goals
Alabama is taking action to achieve its Reentry 2030 goals and positioning itself as a leader in reentry.
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President’s FY26 Budget Maintains Funding for Key Justice and Behavioral Health Programs Amid Proposed Structural Changes
On May 30, 2025, the White House released the budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.
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