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Alaska Initiatives
In partnership with Alaska state leaders, the CSG Justice Center is working on several key criminal justice initiatives to increase public safety.
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Alaska News
March 9, 2026
State leaders reported meaningful reductions in violent crime, overdose deaths, and homelessness,…
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February 22, 2021
We break down how governors across the country talked about criminal justice…
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April 22, 2020
Many reentry operations reported concerns about keeping their doors open, reporting cash-flow…
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February 20, 2020
We break down how governors across the country talked about criminal justice…
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April 1, 2019
Policymakers, corrections officials, practitioners, and other leaders plan to commemorate Second Chance…
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May 12, 2016
County leaders and local policymakers representing 50 jurisdictions in 37 states are…
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April 16, 2014
Teams of policymakers—including governors’ advisors and corrections agency administrators from 13 states—met…
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