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Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Units Are Keeping People Out of Jail
By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff Crisis stabilization units are now operational in Craighead, Pulaski, Sebastian, and Washington counties in Arkansas. A man who was suicidal and...
View Article[Opinion] Community Justice, Maori-Style
The Crime Report By Vincent Schiraldi As U.S. policy makers look to dismantle mass incarceration, a pair of New Zealand programs that involve the larger community in setting parameters for punishment...
View Article[Opinion] As a Teen, I Got a Second Chance after Being Locked up for a Crime....
The South Florida Sun Sentinel Kids do not belong in adult prison. This month, a 17-year-old, Sonny David Rugani, was found hanging in his cell at the Broward County Jail — a jail built for adults. For...
View ArticlePrison Writing Exhibit ‘SEEN’ Is Made Even Richer with Portraits
MinnPost By Jim Walsh “I know all these men. I ate prison burritos with these men,” said Kevin Reese, softly, nodding reverently at the photos and words of his fellow writers and former prisoners that...
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On Track: How Well Are States Preparing Youth in the Juvenile Justice System...
Drawing on first-of-its-kind survey data collected from all 50 states in partnership with the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, this new brief from The Council of State Governments...
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[Register for Webinar] Police-Mental Health Collaborations: A Framework for...
Hosted by The Council of State Governments Justice Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Tuesday, Oct. 8 Time: 2–3 p.m. ET Increasingly,...
View ArticleAsk the Experts: Evaluating Jumaane Williams’ Proposal to Reform Mental...
City & State By Annie McDonough New York City is failing individuals experiencing mental health crises, a new report from the office of New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams finds, but...
View ArticleNew Texas Prison Program Aims to Help Women Leave the System with Jobs...
The Texas Tribune By Jolie McCullough Tears often filled the eyes of the women in this Texas prison town as they prepared for their upcoming release from the system after years or even decades of...
View ArticleHolyoke Medical Center: Grant-Funded Initiatives at Work to Shift Opioid Use...
MassLive By Anne-Gerard Flynn Holyoke Medical Center will use a state SHIFT grant to “enhance timely access to behavioral health care” for opioid-dependent individuals and help advance their treatment...
View ArticleSeattle Police-Reform Advocate Receives Macarthur ‘Genius Grant’: ‘It Renewed...
The Seattle Times By Asia Fields When the MacArthur Foundation called Lisa Daugaard to tell her she’d been selected for a prestigious fellowship, she didn’t answer. Daugaard thought the calls were...
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Massachusetts Expands Investments to Reduce Recidivism
By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff Last year, Massachusetts passed legislation representing the most significant changes to the state’s criminal justice system in decades. This...
View ArticleOn Track: How Well Are States Preparing Youth in the Juvenile Justice System...
Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Download a PDF of the presentation. In 2019, The Council of State...
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[Register for Webinar] Stepping Up and Data-Driven Justice: Using and Sharing...
Hosted by the National Association of Counties Date: Thursday, Oct. 10 Time: 2–3 p.m. ET Counties across the country are collaborating with systems partners to reduce the number of people with mental...
View ArticleThe Hard Pitch: Four Men Who Spent Time in Prison Are Now Hoping to Convince...
The Washington Post By Theresa Vargas Marcus Bullock was 15, in a maximum-security prison with men who had already spent decades behind bars, and he was thinking about his Christmas presents. His...
View ArticleStates Miss Chances to Help Youth in Justice System Find Work
The Crime Report By Crime Report Staff State juvenile correctional agencies do a poor job of preparing youth in the juvenile justice system for employment, The Council of State Governments Justice...
View ArticleFor Those Exiting the Criminal Justice System, Housing Can Make All the...
Marketplace By Natalie Moore Johnny Washington can’t remember the last time he lived in his own apartment. He’s struggled with heroin addiction for nearly 50 years and he’s been in and out of prison...
View ArticleI Host a Popular Podcast. I’m Also in Prison.
The Marshall Project By Rahsaan Thomas The sun shines brightly through the gated windows so I grab a pair of Sony headphones and the Tascam (a portable audio recorder) and leave the office with my...
View Article[Opinion] Iowa Should Look to Nebraska for Occupational Licensing Reform
Quad-City Times By John Hendrickson and Laura Ebke Iowa’s policymakers and business leaders agree: the state’s economy needs more skilled workers. One area of regulatory reform state leaders should...
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Justice Reinvestment in Maine: First Presentation
The first presentation to the Maine Commission to Improve the Sentencing, Supervision, Incarceration and Management of Prisoners introduces the Justice Reinvestment process and examines criminal...
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[Apply Now] Length of Stay Policy Academy
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, in partnership with the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators, is seeking proposals for the 2020–2021 Length of Stay...
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