The U.S. Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has announced two FY2018 funding opportunities under the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI). JRI uses criminal justice data to design and implement innovative, research-based, and comprehensive...
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance During this webinar, participants will learn about BJA’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative, including the current funding opportunities, training and technical assistance program, and key...
By CSG Justice Center Staff The state of Oregon has begun work on a data-driven approach to address challenges in how the state responds to people in the criminal justice system who have mental illnesses and substance addictions. Members of Oregon’s Behavioral Health...
This publication outlines the scope of a Behavioral Health Justice Reinvestment approach in Oregon to develop a statewide policy framework to help support tribal government, county, and local systems in improving recidivism and health outcomes for the small but...
The Sheridan Press By Ashleigh Fox SHERIDAN — More than half of prison admissions in 2017 were from probation and parole revocations, resulting in an estimated cost of $30 million per year for people incarcerated from supervision. The Council of State Governments...
