The Justice Reinvestment Initiative Improves Community Supervision
Community supervision agencies oversee the vast majority of people under correctional control. When done well, community supervision can increase public safety by holding people accountable for their criminal behavior and facilitating positive behavior change to reduce people’s likelihood of reoffending. However, high caseloads, insufficient interventions to reduce recidivism, and budget shortfalls make it challenging for probation and parole agencies to achieve this goal. One of the ways states have helped community supervision agencies tackle these challenges is through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative.
A package of criminal justice bills aiming to keep people with substance use disorders out of prison and…
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Not only is treatment a more cost-effective use of taxpayer dollars than prison, but it works.
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After authorizing $10.6 million to help people with behavioral health issues get treatment and avoid costly stays in…
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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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Prioritizing Prison over Substance Use Treatment Costs Kansans Safety and Money
Not only is treatment a more cost-effective use of taxpayer dollars than prison, but it works.
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Justice Reinvestment in Action: Oregon Invests $10 Million Locally to Improve Criminal Justice, Behavioral Health Outcomes
After authorizing $10.6 million to help people with behavioral health issues get treatment and avoid costly stays in emergency rooms and local jails, Oregon officials are putting that money to work.
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Investments to Reduce Recidivism Help Young Adults in Massachusetts
UTEC, a Lowell-based organization that focuses on reentry, has received nearly $2 million in funding over the past two years to create a transitional employment program for young people at a high risk of reoffending.
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Missouri Governor Parson Visits Community Treatment Program
Missouri Governor Mike Parson visited the Improving Community Treatment Success program which provides comprehensive community-based services for people on probation and parole who have behavioral health needs.
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Explainer: The Significance of Kansas’s Justice Reinvestment Legislation
The Kansas legislature recently enacted a package of bipartisan criminal justice bills designed to increase public safety and improve community supervision.
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