Hosted by the National Association of Counties Date: Thursday, June 27 Time: 2–3:15 p.m. ET In jurisdictions across the country, veterans and people with mental illnesses who are incarcerated have unique service needs, and it can be difficult for correctional...
For people in the midst of a mental health crisis, the criminal justice system and jail are all too often the first or only available response—but not necessarily the best. Today, a person who is experiencing a mental health crisis is more likely to encounter law...
This report from the Vera Institute of Justice reveals a striking shift in the geography of incarceration: jails are now most heavily used in the least populous areas. While urban pretrial detention rates began to level off or decline in the new millennium, rural...
