North Dakota
COVID-19 Assistance for the Justice Community
The ever-changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic requires policymakers and criminal justice practitioners to rapidly adapt their day-to-day operations to the situation at hand. While the pace and scale of the crisis can be overwhelming, the CSG Justice Center is committed more than ever to supporting its members—state and local officials working in all three branches of government in criminal and juvenile justice, behavioral health, housing, and labor.
North Dakota Initiatives
In partnership with North Dakota state leaders, the CSG Justice Center is working on several key criminal justice initiatives to increase public safety, including Face to Face, Stepping Up, and Justice Reinvestment.

Face to Face creates meaningful interactions between policymakers and people who have…
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Justice Reinvestment is a data-driven approach to improve public safety, reduce corrections…
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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed bipartisan legislation on April 28 that…
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We break down how governors across the country talked about criminal justice…
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After completing an assessment of their juvenile justice system, North Dakota leaders…
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We break down how governors across the country talked about criminal justice…
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"People released from the criminal justice system become our neighbors when they…
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Policymakers, corrections officials, practitioners, and other leaders plan to commemorate Second Chance…
Read MoreOn March 9, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a $460 billion spending package for Fiscal Year 2024, allocating…
Read MoreArkansas policymakers have long expressed concerns about the state’s high recidivism rate. Over the past 10 years, an…
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On March 9, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a $460 billion spending package for Fiscal Year 2024, allocating funding for multiple state and local justice system grant programs within the Department of Justice.
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Arkansas policymakers have long expressed concerns about the state’s high recidivism rate. Over the past 10 years, an estimated 72 percent of prison admissions in the state involved people who were revoked from supervision, with unmet substance use and mental health challenges playing a significant role in these failures.
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