Finger Lakes Times By Mike Hibbard HOPEWELL (New York) — The Ontario County Board of Supervisors has backed several measures designed to reduce the number of inmates incarcerated at the county jail — and to lower costs related to the operation of the facility. At...
Marin Independent Journal By Richard Halstead The county of Marin has joined a national campaign to do something about the inordinately large number of mentally ill people who are being incarcerated in local jails. At last count more than 300 counties had signed on to...
Mackinac Center for Public Policy By Kahryn Riley It seemed everyone was ready to tackle criminal justice reforms after the Council of State Governments released its study of Michigan in 2013. The Legislature, Gov. Rick Snyder and the Supreme Court issued a joint...
Arkansas News LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday signed into law Senate Bill 136 by Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock, a bill to establish three regional Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Centers in the state. The governor has committed $5 million to...
KFYR/NBC By Max Grossfield BISMARCK, N.D. – A major theme during this year’s legislative session has been justice reinvestment, which prioritizes jail time for violent crimes and helps get addicts the help they need. A Senate bill, now working its way...
