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West Virginia Initiatives

In partnership with West Virginia state leaders, the CSG Justice Center is working on several key criminal justice initiatives to increase public safety, including Stepping Up and Justice Reinvestment.

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Justice Reinvestment is a data-driven approach to improve public safety, reduce corrections…

Stepping Up

Stepping Up is a national initiative to reduce the number of people…

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Bipartisan Group of 33 Lawmakers Promote Continued Funding for the Justice Reinvestment Initiative

May 29, 2025

A bipartisan group of 33 members of Congress, lawmakers, led by Congresswomen…

Four Corrections Agencies Selected to Participate in Resident Corrections Analyst Initiative

January 4, 2024

Survey Shows Reentry Services Halting Across U.S.

April 22, 2020

Many reentry operations reported concerns about keeping their doors open, reporting cash-flow…

Communities Celebrate Successful Reentry During Second Chance Month

April 1, 2019

Policymakers, corrections officials, practitioners, and other leaders plan to commemorate Second Chance…

JRI Maximizing State Reforms Awards Announced for FY2017

October 18, 2017

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has announced…

Governors’ Speeches Cite Criminal Justice Reforms in Their States

January 23, 2017

Governors from West Virginia, Arkansas, and North Dakota recently pointed to criminal…

Smart Steps to Take on the Road to Justice Reform

October 1, 2016

Leading a statewide effort to reform criminal justice policies can be daunting…

Crafting Winning Solutions for Counties as Part of Justice Reinvestment

January 12, 2016

The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center partners with the National…

West Virginia Publications

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Supervision Violations and Their Impact on Incarceration

February 5, 2024

The Cost of Recidivism:

April 25, 2023

State Playbooks

February 10, 2021

Building Capacity to Advance Local System Change for People with Behavioral Health Needs

January 21, 2021

Laying the Groundwork

February 10, 2020

Confined and Costly

June 18, 2019

The Clean Slate Clearinghouse

April 8, 2019

National Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Conviction

October 31, 2018

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