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By CSG Justice Center Staff In recent weeks, Michigan, Oregon, and Wyoming became the latest states to host forums on public safety as a continuation of the 50-State Summit on Public Safety held in November 2017 in Washington, DC. All three forums were …

This report from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) examines the post-release recidivism patterns of formerly incarcerated people and their involvement in criminal activity, both within and outside of the state wh …

This is the fourth in a series of posts on aspects of successful reentry. Each post will include curated resources related to the featured reentry topic. By CSG Justice Center Staff Recent efforts among state and local leaders to reduce the number of y …

By CSG Justice Center Staff On June 1, HB 1355—comprehensive criminal justice legislation that includes Justice Reinvestment policies—was signed into law in Missouri. These policies aim to expand community-based treatment for people in the criminal jus …

This publication from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) examines how police officers, emergency workers, housing officials, judges, case workers, doctors, and nurses can contribute to solving the problem of “frequent utilizers”—th …

The National Asian Peace Officers’ Association (NAPOA) annual training symposium and exposition will highlight NAPOA’s founding fathers and history as well as offer trainings and networking opportunities. NAPOA strives to strengthen the integrity …

Hosted by the CSG Justice Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Thursday, June 21 Time: 2–3:30 p.m. ET The term “behavioral health” can be used to describe a number of presentations, sympto …

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_198DNKUjA8] Download a PDF of the presentation. Many programs struggle to …

This U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is now accepting applications for the Addressing the Training Needs of Juvenile Prosecutors grant program. This program provides funds to state agencies respo …

This publication outlines criminal justice trends in Wyoming—including crime trends, increases in drug arrests, prison population growth and resulting costs, and revocations from probation or parole—and summarizes the stages involved in using a Justice …

The first presentation to the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee introduces the Justice Reinvestment approach, provides high-level criminal justice system trends, and outlines a plan for future intensive data analysis, stakeholder engageme …

Hosted by the Clean Slate Clearinghouse with funding support from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Wednesday, June 20 Time: 2–3 p.m. ET Storyte …

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAWC34PjhuI] Download a PDF of the presentation. During this webinar, repre …

Hosted by the Clean Slate Clearinghouse with funding support from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Wednesday, June 13 Time: Noon–1 p.m. ET This …

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THq3hQpeIuY] Stepping Up recently premiered an animated video describing how counties can collect accurate, accessible data on the number of people entering their jails who have mental illnesses, a critical firs …

Episode 2 Esta Bigler, the director of the Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School’s Labor and Employment Law program, joins For the Record to discuss her work regarding record clearance as a lawyer, which has ranged from creatin …

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform is seeking applications for the 2018 School-Justice Partnerships and Diversion Pathways Certificate Program to be held September 24–28 in Washington, DC. This program, held in partnership with the American Institu …

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Wednesday, June 6 Time: 2–3:30 p.m.ET During this webinar, representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is now accepting applications for the Innovations in Reentry Initiative. The purpose of this grant program is to provide local jurisdictions and federally recognized tribal gover …

Funding bill provides greater investment in programs that increase public safety and reduce recidivism. By CSG Justice Center Staff The House Appropriations Committee recently approved the fiscal year 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriation …