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The Vera Institute of Justice, with support from Arnold Ventures, is seeking proposals from U.S.-based universities to participate in a new Rural Jails Research and Policy Network. Local jail populations in rural jurisdictions across America have grown …

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for its FY2019 Mental and Substance Use Disorders Prevalence Study. Mental illness, particularly serious mental illness, is a significant public health pro …

The Nevada Independent By Michaela Chesin and Trey Arline At Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center on Wednesday, a former soldier-turned-prisoner described loving to paint murals, writing poetry and music and becoming a leader and role model for …

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of FDA-approved medications in combination with behavioral therapies to treat alcohol and opioid addictions. When provided as part of the rehabilitation and reentry process for people incarcerated in corre …

CT Examiner By Cate Hewitt A new Medicaid supportive housing benefit for high-cost, high-need individuals is in the works and will combine affordable housing with social services needs. The program, which is in development and may be ready to implement …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications to address an urgent gap in crime victim services related to the opioid epidemic and expand upon existing or establish new programs to provide services to …

Summit Daily By Sawyer D’Argonne Summit County officials are hopeful that recent changes at the Summit County Detention Facility will help to reduce rates of recidivism among incarcerated individuals dealing with mental health and substance abuse …

The Times News By Dustin Duncan Chambers County Sheriff Sid Lockhart said he is entirely behind the Chambers County Commission’s efforts to treat mental health needs inside the county jail. Through a program called “Stepping Up,” the county commission …

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Delta Regional Authority, recently announced the availability of up to $29.2 million to fund dislocated worker …

The 2019 National Association of Drug Court Professionals conference will provide training on critical topics for working with Dually Diagnosed Clients, Race and Recidivism, Violence Risk Screening and Assessment, Therapeutic Alliance, and Mental Healt …

In Focus: Conducting a Comprehensive Process Analysis is a new brief from the Stepping Up partners that presents counties with steps for examining how people who have serious mental illnesses (SMI) move through a county’s criminal justice and behaviora …

Hosted by the American Correctional Association, this annual conference provides an opportunity for corrections professionals to network, find mentors, hone leadership skills, and learn about emerging technologies in the field. Date: August 1–6, 2019 L …

By The Crime and Justice Institute Staff In June, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 236, a Justice Reinvestment bill that aims to rebalance the use of criminal justice resources and invest in strategies that reduce recidivism, support …

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration is seeking applications for YouthBuild program grants. Authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act these grants help organizations to provide pre-apprenticeship …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for funding for a new initiative designed to establish standards for the collection, analysis, and use of state- and local-level data in criminal justice policy …

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=_RB8t9cFOYs?showinfo=0] Download a PDF of the presentation. Health care is o …

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjmpf2udR6s] New data released today by The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center reveal the startling extent to which probation and parole vi …

The final report of The Council of State Governments Justice Center outlines policy recommendations developed in collaboration with Wyoming’s Joint Judiciary Committee that were reflected in a package of legislation signed into law in February 2019. Am …

Date: July 16, 2019 Time: 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. ET Location: Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center 3800 Reservoir Road Washington, DC 20057 Throughout the country, juvenile justice staff and partners have made great progress advancing approaches that im …

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation invites letters of inquiry by August 15, 2019 for support for projects that will make a substantial difference in the lives of incarcerated men and women after they have completed their sentences. The significa …