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.
Justice Reinvestment legislation recently passed in Vermont is the latest example of a state turning pessimistic parole into…
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Reentry and behavioral health programming are among the issues the state is examining.
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Staff from the CSG Justice Center met with the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission last week to present…
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States Taking Action: Flipping the Script on Parole
Justice Reinvestment legislation recently passed in Vermont is the latest example of a state turning pessimistic parole into “presumptive parole.”
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Kansas Launches Bipartisan Effort to Address Criminal Justice and Fiscal Challenges
Reentry and behavioral health programming are among the issues the state is examining.
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Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission Discusses Policy Recommendations
Staff from the CSG Justice Center met with the Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission last week to present findings and policy recommendations based on recent assessment activities as part of the state’s Justice Reinvestment effort, which launched in September.
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Vermont to Reinvest Criminal Justice Savings in Domestic Violence Programming
Vermont will reinvest nearly $700,000 in community-based programs to reduce recidivism with a likely focus on programs for people who are supervised for domestic violence offenses.
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Thaddeus Watts Has “Been Through the Storm.” Workforce Training Helped Him Weather It.
Few receive training in Kansas prisons. Thaddeus Watts is one of the lucky ones.
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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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