Public Safety Assessment Website

This new website from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF)  offers an array of resources to support jurisdictions in implementing the Public Safety Assessment (PSA). The resources have been carefully developed in partnership with technical assistance providers,...

Opinion: Jail Is No Place for Maine’s At-Risk Youth

Bangor Daily News By Seth Levy Children do not belong in jails. Being in jail is a traumatizing experience for a child and, to be clear, Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland is a jail. According to the 2017 report by the Center for Children’s Law and...

New Mexico, Iowa, Connecticut Convene State Forums on Public Safety

By CSG Justice Center Staff New Mexico, Iowa, and Connecticut are the latest in a series of states to hold state forums on public safety as a continuation of the 50-State Summit on Public Safety that took place in November 2017 in Washington, DC. Approximately 50...