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Tennessee Initiatives
In partnership with Tennessee state leaders, the CSG Justice Center is working on several key criminal justice initiatives to increase public safety, including Stepping Up.
Tennessee News
March 29, 2019
These speeches come against a backdrop of national criminal justice reform. In…
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October 15, 2018
The CSG Justice Center has released an updated version of the 50-State…
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August 6, 2018
Bettie Kirkland, the executive director of Project Return in Nashville, joins For…
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March 19, 2018
While many approaches were touted, governors urged the use of research-based strategies…
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February 26, 2018
“They knew I had a record, but I was never judged,” Haley…
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December 21, 2017
Staff and a program participant of the Middle Tennessee Rural Reentry (MTRR)…
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March 28, 2017
In a first step toward creating a national community of practice through…
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February 14, 2017
Business executives and policymakers found common ground during a meeting at the…
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