As you may know, Michael D. Thompson, the director of The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, informed the leadership of the CSG Justice Center’s board and David Adkins, CEO of the Council of State Governments, that he would be leaving the organization...
The St. Louis American By Chris King In the wake of a series of scandals in the Missouri Department of Corrections, Governor Eric Greitens signed an executive order forming a task force to reform Missouri’s corrections system. The 21-member task force will be...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch By Kurt Erickson JEFFERSON CITY • Gov. Eric Greitens issued an executive order late Thursday calling for the creation of a task force designed to clean up the state’s embattled prison system. Faced with problems ranging from a high recidivism...
KFVS By Alycia Dobrinick MISSOURI (KFVS) – Missouri Governor Eric Greitens wants to fix the state’s corrections system. On Thursday, June 29, Greitens signed an executive order to form a task force that will “develop policies to improve public...
The impact of mentoring for adults returning to their community from incarceration is dependent on how well reentry programs structure the mentoring component of the program, which involves collaborating with correctional facilities, thoughtfully selecting and...
