Face to Face: Connecting Policymakers to People Involved with the Correctional System

Over the past decade, efforts to use research and data to analyze trends and design bipartisan criminal justice policies have made communities safer and saved taxpayer dollars. However, these efforts sometimes obscure the individual realities of the people closest to...

WATCH: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum Joins Face to Face Initiative to Highlight Substance Addiction Treatment Needs in Criminal Justice System

By The Council of State Government Justice Center Staff [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WhEkFPvqww] Gov. Doug Burgum became the latest governor to join the Face to Face initiative, a national call to action encouraging policymakers to personally engage with...

WATCH: Gov. Malloy Leads Connecticut Policymakers on Face to Face Visit at the Cheshire Correctional Institution

By CSG Justice Center Staff [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxS6aLDF7EQ] After 24 visits to Connecticut prisons, Gov. Dannel Malloy decided it was time others got to see what he’d seen. “After the experiences I’ve had,” Malloy said, “we just got to thinking...

WATCH: Nebraska Gov. Ricketts Connects Face to Face with Corrections Officers and Reentry Program Participants

By CSG Justice Center Staff [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBAen-GPbUI] Gov. Pete Ricketts of Nevada became the latest elected official to join the Face to Face initiative (#MeetFacetoFace) by visiting the maximum-security Tecumseh State Correctional...

WATCH: Gov. Hickenlooper Speaks with Corrections Officers, Incarcerated Women During Face to Face Visit

By CSG Justice Center staff Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, on Aug. 16, discussed mental health treatment and “second chances” during a tour of a women’s correctional facility in Denver, where he had the opportunity to #MeetFacetoFace with corrections officers...