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This two and a half-day training, sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and AEquitas: The Prosecutors’ Resource on Violence Against Women, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, is …

Hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation Emergency Medical Services can be essential partners in early diversion responses for individuals in crisis. This webi …

Hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation Many early diversion strategies rely upon cooperation between law enforcement officers and mental health professionals …

Hosted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation Many early diversion programs experience challenges around engaging individuals in services following the warm hand-of …

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau is seeking applications for the Re-Employment Support and Training for the Opioid Related Epidemic (RESTORE) Grant Program, which provides funding to directly address the employment needs of women aff …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is accepting applications for the FY 2019 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The program is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to …

By the Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff The Stepping Up initiative recently celebrated 500 counties joining the national movement to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jails. Four years ago, The Council of State Gover …

The American Probation and Parole Association has released an online course designed in partnership with the National Reentry Resource Center. Based on A Ten-Step Guide to Transforming Probation Departments to Reduce Recidivism, the course provides a t …

Los Angeles (LA) County is home to the largest jail system in the world and has one of the most acute homelessness problems in the United States, with nearly 59,000 people experiencing homelessness there. Because of the lack of affordable housing and s …

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Time: 2-3:30 p.m. EST For the overwhelming majority of people in federal and state p …

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 s …

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 assis …

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 tr …

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 wil …

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 …

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff Tasked with working one-on-one with people under supervision, probation and parole officers play a critical role in supporting a person’s successful reentry to the community. And yet, officers ar …

This month, The Pew Charitable Trusts released To Safely Cut Incarceration, States Rethink Responses to Supervision Violations, a brief that highlights policies states have enacted through  the Justice Reinvestment Initiative that have reduced revocati …

Hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Vera Institute of Justice Date: Thursday, July 18 Time: 1–2:15 p.m. ET Law enforcement officers frequently come in contact with people with intellectual and developme …

This informational bulletin from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provides guidance to states and school systems about addressing mental health and substance use issues i …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s National institute of Justice is seeking applications for funding for a rigorous evaluation project to examine juvenile corrections executive leadership training. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre …