In April, the Urban Institute began publishing JRI state summaries—factsheets that capture pre-reform criminal justice challenges in JRI states, post-reform successes, and data trends. Information on savings and reinvestment amounts, violent and property crime rates,...
By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signs Justice Reinvestment legislation into law. In February, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a package of Justice Reinvestment legislation into law. House Enrolled Act (HEA) 15,...
Michael P. Boggs, a Georgia Supreme Court Justice, has been appointed chair of the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center’s Advisory Board. Justice Boggs previously served as vice chair of the board, which is composed of a bipartisan group of...
The third presentation to Oregon’s Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment Steering Committee helped guide discussion about building upon the project framework to improve individual and system outcomes for people cycling through Oregon’s criminal justice and health...
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...
