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In 2018, the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) and the National Reentry Resource Center partnered to better understand challenges facing the community supervision workforce and identify ways to address them. APPA spoke with community sup …

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=50V2-qzJII4] Download a PDF of the presentation. In this webinar, repr …

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Time: 1:30–2:30 p.m ET The Improving Outcomes for Youth (IOYouth …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for FY 2019 funding under the Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Act Program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by s …

The 22nd Global Youth Justice Training will provide information about teen, peer, youth, student, court, and peer jury diversion programs. These programs are volunteer-driven youth and juvenile justice diversion programs that harness positive peer pres …

By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff Pennsylvania has the highest rate of people on parole in the country and a ballooning probation population, but three Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) bills that passed the Pennsylvania Sena …

The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, in partnership with the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), are seeking applications from up to seven state and local jurisdictions to participate in …

The Strategy Lab is a new interactive tool that features over a hundred examples from jurisdictions across the country of people working to reduce the number of people with serious mental illnesses in their jails. The tool was created for Stepping Up p …

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=3gQkRoey2_Y] In this webinar, representatives from the U.S. Depar …

Hosted by the Judges’ and Psychiatrists’ Leadership Initiative, in collaboration with the American Bar Association [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjRUMgyn5X8] Approximately 2 million times each year, people who have serious mental …

Hosted by The Council of State Governments Justice Center with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Thursday, June 6 Time: 2–3:30 p.m. ET Veterans who are incarcerated have unique needs for services, …

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=u-4n0kbX65I] Download a PDF of the presentation. During this webinar, …

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=dX4oqdLFiBQ?showinfo=0] During this webinar, representatives from the U.S. D …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for the FY 2019 Innovative Responses to Behavior in the Community: Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision program. The purpose of program is to provid …

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, with funding support from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Tuesday, May 28 Time: 2–3 p.m. ET In this webinar, representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Burea …

In collaboration with the Veterans History Project, the National Institute of Corrections will host a panel discussion in anticipation of PTSD Awareness month at the Library of Congress. The discussion aims to bring awareness to post-traumatic stress d …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is seeking applications for funding under the FY 2019 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program. This program builds the capacity of states, state and local courts …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for funding under the FY 2019 Family Drug Courts Program. The program seeks to build the capacity of states, state and local co …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is seeking applications for the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Program. LEMHWA funds will be used to improve the delivery of and acces …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance is seeking applications for the FY 2019 Enhancing Task Force Leadership, Operations, and Management Program, which provides funding to continue the Task Force Training Program. The pro …