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Delaware State News By Matt Bittle More than 15,000 people are released from Delaware correctional facilities every year, and many of those are forced to fend for themselves after they’re out of custody, advocates say. While they may want to start thei …

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 g …

Berkley Forum By Caterina Roman and John K. Roman Since the origins of penitentiaries in Europe and America in the 1700s, individuals affiliated with religious institutions have been providing care and support for incarcerated and released prisoners. F …

Los Angeles Times By Jazmine Ulloa California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that he intends to shift control of the state’s Juvenile Justice Division away from corrections officials to government health and human services providers, a move he called l …

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff In 2018, Pennsylvania’s state prison population decreased by more than a thousand people, or 2.2 percent, which is the largest recorded year-over-year decrease in the state’s history. The drop is …

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff On January 3, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (pictured below) delivered his State of the State address, highlighting progress on a number of fronts, including efforts to combat the state’s beh …

The New York Times By Erica L. Green and Annie Waldman This article was reported and written in a collaboration with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative journalism organization. Every day Ron Jackson walks into work and is reminded of his failures. …

Efforts to build robust postsecondary education programs in prison have accelerated in recent years, with support from a broad range of groups, from correctional officers to college administrators. This report from the Vera Institute of Justice and the …

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse Trauma work significantly impacts the brain and body of justice professionals. This webinar will present interventions that a person can use to mitigate these effects; it will also discuss the personality types that …

By The Council of State Government Justice Center Staff The significance of employment for people returning to their communities from incarceration is well known; however, jobs are not always easy to find. Many state corrections departments face challe …

The 2019 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management’s international conference, cohosted by the Johns Hopkins University – University Pompeu Fabra Public Policy Center, will feature more than 50 sessions aimed at examining the ne …

Hosted by The Council of State Governments Justice Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ohsHgC96S8] Download a PDF of the presentation. In this …

Finding employment is a critical part of successful reentry for the millions of people returning to communities after incarceration, but it’s not the only part. Appropriately addressing criminogenic risk and needs as well as the soft and hard skills ne …

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 justic …

The American Jail Association (AJA) Annual Conference and Jail Expo is the only national event that focuses exclusively on local jails and detention facilities. The conference will offer an educational conference with networking opportunities, professi …

Real Change By Ashley Archibald Jimmy Matta became mayor of a changing Burien. The bedroom community in which he took up domicile was largely untouched by the explosive growth that struck Seattle in recent years, bringing with it intense wealth as well …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Bill Rankin The state Department of Corrections has agreed to improve prison conditions at a solitary confinement unit that one inspector found to have created some of the most psychologically traumatized inmates he’ …

The 2019 National Association of Counties Legislative Conference will bring together more than 1,500 elected and appointed county officials to focus on federal policy issues that impact counties and their residents. Attendees will have the opportunity …

Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse This webinar will examine how gendered violence can create pathways for the girls who experience it into the juvenile justice system. It will also examine how social attitudes towards girls, especially girls of color …

South Florida Sun Sentinel By Skyler Swisher Floridians with felony convictions are now able to register to vote with a new constitutional amendment taking effect. About 64 percent of voters supported Amendment 4, which automatically restores voting ri …