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, May 16, 2019 Time: 1–2 p.m. ET In this webinar, representatives from the U.S. Department of Justice’s...
By CSG Justice Center Staff Senate leaders in April took strong bipartisan action in support of three programs in FY 2020—the Second Chance Act, the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (MIOTCRA), and the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI)—aimed...
Monterey Herald By Jim Johnson Monterey County has signed onto a nationwide effort to addressing the high numbers of mentally ill inmates in the County Jail. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution joining the nationwide Stepping Up Initiative...
By Dr. Nicole Jarrett Dr. Nicole Jarret, director of the National Reentry Resource Center. As April comes to a close, so does Second Chance Month, a time to focus attention on the millions of people returning from prison or jail each year. Ensuring their reentry back...
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=_eBKO6V4DrM?showinfo=0] In this webinar, officials from the U.S. Department of...
