Governor Sandoval Proclaims ‘Face to Face Week’ in Nevada

By CSG Justice Center staff Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval on Tuesday, Aug. 15, declared Aug. 14–20 “Face to Face Week” in recognition of the national initiative urging policymakers to personally connect with the people closest to the correctional system. Launched on...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Participating in National Criminal Justice Reform Effort

ColoradoPolitics.com By Peter Marcus Gov. John Hickenlooper will tour a women’s correctional facility in Denver on Wednesday as part of a national criminal justice reform effort. The Democratic governor has joined with seven other governors on a so-called “Face to...

Gov. Hickenlooper Spends Time Face-to-Face with Prison Inmates

KDVR By David Mitchell DENVER — Governor Hickenlooper joined some of his colleagues from around the country … in prison Wednesday night. It wasn’t because they committed any crimes. It’s part of an initiative to put lawmakers face-to-face with...

‘We’re Human': A Corrections Officer’s Struggle with the Stress of the Job

By Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice Center staff Trevor VanPatten often thinks about how one small hitch in his daily routine could have changed the rest of his life. If he had caught just one more red light on his way home that summer evening in 2003, or if he fumbled to...

Gov. Cooper Helps Launch Face to Face Reentry Initiative

Office of North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Today, Governor Cooper participated in the launch of the Face to Face initiative, a national call to action sponsored by the Council of State Governments encouraging policymakers to personally engage with the people who are...