Delaware State News By Matt Bittle More than 15,000 people are released from Delaware correctional facilities every year, and many of those are forced to fend for themselves after they’re out of custody, advocates say. While they may want to start their lives over and...
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...
Berkley Forum By Caterina Roman and John K. Roman Since the origins of penitentiaries in Europe and America in the 1700s, individuals affiliated with religious institutions have been providing care and support for incarcerated and released prisoners. Fortunately, we...
Los Angeles Times By Jazmine Ulloa California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that he intends to shift control of the state’s Juvenile Justice Division away from corrections officials to government health and human services providers, a move he called long overdue and...
By The Council of State Governments Justice Center Staff In 2018, Pennsylvania’s state prison population decreased by more than a thousand people, or 2.2 percent, which is the largest recorded year-over-year decrease in the state’s history. The drop is due to...
