The Justice Reinvestment Initiative Helps Law Enforcement Keep Communities Safe
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) helps states’ local law enforcement agencies tackle public safety challenges by providing resources to address law enforcement training needs; crime-fighting strategies; data system upgrades; people experiencing behavioral health crises; and victims services. This brief highlights how JRI has helped law enforcement in a number of states across the country.
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett is leading efforts to safely improve Kansas’s approach to sentencing, supervision, behavioral…
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Through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, Kansas Rep. Stephen Owens is helping lead work with other criminal justice stakeholders…
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The Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission voted on final policy recommendations to help maintain public safety while being…
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WATCH: A Career Prosecuting Violent Crimes Gives District Attorney Perspective on Drug-Related Offenses
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett is leading efforts to safely improve Kansas’s approach to sentencing, supervision, behavioral health, and reentry as part of the state’s participation in the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.
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WATCH: Facing Budget Shortfall, Kansas Rep. Owens Says Criminal Justice Changes Could Be Solution
Through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, Kansas Rep. Stephen Owens is helping lead work with other criminal justice stakeholders to improve outcomes for people in Kansas’s criminal justice system, disrupt the cycle of recidivism, and find savings to offset recent fiscal losses.
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Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission Approves Recommendations
The Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission voted on final policy recommendations to help maintain public safety while being responsive to the state’s budget deficit. They approved all but one recommendation.
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Advancing Justice in a Year of Crisis: Our 2020 Annual Report
State and local justice systems faced unprecedented challenges in 2020. We look back at our year of creating successes in the midst of hardship and building consensus despite conflict.
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Federal Spending and Pandemic Relief Package Signed into Law
Congress recently approved a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package for 2021 and a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package.
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Justice Reinvestment Bills in Kansas Aim to Reduce Recidivism
A package of criminal justice bills aiming to keep people with substance use disorders out of prison and improve community supervision and reentry supports has been introduced in the Kansas legislature for the 2021 session.
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