The Hill By Megan Quattlebaum Jeffrey Epstein’s recent suicide in a federal jail in Manhattan is still being investigated. But what we know thus far suggests that his story reflects a broader, painful truth: Many prisons and jails in the United States are severely...
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 law enforcement,...
The Philadelphia Tribune By John N. Mitchell Pointing to the punitive nature of parole and supervision in Philadelphia and across the state, District Attorney Larry Krasner has announced his office’s new policy of working with judges to reduce parole and...
Omaha World-Herald By Paul Hammel LINCOLN — Here’s a record Nebraska leaders didn’t want to set: a new high for prison overcrowding. On Monday, state prisons held 5,515 inmates, the most in history and a surprising landmark in light of several efforts to reduce...
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 group of...
