[APPLY NOW] Innovations in Supervision Initiative: Community Corrections Collaborations to Reduce Violent Crime and Recidivism

In partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center is seeking applications from state and local government agencies or federally recognized tribal entities to serve as model...

State Agencies Provide Parole Agents with Early Learning Family Support Resources

PA Media Today, nearly 300 Pennsylvania parole agents are attending the first of its kind in the nation educational event intended to educate staff about the importance of childhood education and provide them with resource information so they can assist reentrants and...

Oregon Justice Reinvestment Legislation Creates Grant Program to Help People with Behavioral Health Needs

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff On July 15, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill (SB) 973 into law, passing the Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment bill that creates a state-run grant program to help counties and tribal nations...

Massachusetts Set to Launch Behavioral Health Pilot to Reduce Risk of Recidivism

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff Beginning next month, people in Massachusetts who are involved in the criminal justice system, have serious mental illnesses and/or substance addictions, and are at a high risk of reoffending will be eligible to...

[RESPOND NOW] Survey about System Change Efforts in the Criminal Justice System

This survey is part of the national evaluation of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge. The goal of this survey is to learn about strategies and practices that communities are planning to implement, are in the process...