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By CSG Justice Center Staff These bills are the culmination of a months-long justice reinvestment process in the state that began in June 2017 with the goal of addressing a number of significant criminal justice challenges, including recent upticks in …

Associated Press By Todd Richmond and Scott Bauer The state Assembly passed a sweeping bipartisan overhaul of Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system Wednesday, approving a bill that would close the troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison by 2021 and aut …

The White House, joined by a bipartisan pair of governors, will host a discussion next Tuesday with executives from large and small businesses on the challenges and benefits of hiring people with criminal records at a time when workers are in high dema …

The Vera Institute of Justice—with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance—is soliciting applications from public housing authorities (PHAs) that, in collaboration with their justice system partners, are seeking …

The 8th annual Beyond the Bars Conference at the Center for Justice at Columbia University seeks to contribute to the growing movement to close jails and prisons as a part of the larger struggle to end mass incarceration. In particular, the event will …

Hosted by the Legal Center for Youth Justice and Education The Legal Center for Youth Justice—a national collaboration of the Juvenile Law Center, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the Education Law Center-PA, and the ABA Center on Children and the Law— …

The National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) is seeking nominations for its annual Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Awards. These awards honor successful criminal justice programs that use promising practices to address important crime and just …

The Cap Times By Jessie Opoien A bipartisan proposal from Assembly lawmakers would remove inmates from the state’s embattled youth prison by 2020 and send most youth offenders to facilities overseen by counties throughout the state. The most seri …

Hosted by the Clean Slate Clearinghouse with funding support from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance Date: Wednesday, Feb. 28 Time: 2–3:30 p.m. ET In 2 …

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=riOmmsonZ1s&w=560&h=315] Many programs struggle to develop an …

Medium/Michigan Department of Corrections The number of Michigan offenders who return to prison has reached its lowest level since the state began recording three-year re-incarceration rates. Michigan’s recidivism rate, which measures the percentage of …

KULR8 By Amy Leet Every year in the United States, 2.2 million men and women are incarcerated. Many of them are mothers and fathers. According to the Voices of Incarceration Project, this leaves behind more than 2.2 million children. Imagine being conf …

The North Platte Telegraph By Pete Ricketts Public safety and protecting Nebraska’s families and communities are key to the quality of life that makes Nebraska the best place in the world to live, work and raise a family. According to U.S. News and Wor …

This guide, published by the National Judicial College, offers guidance for judges overseeing Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) cases as well as a resource for those who have been recently sentenced. Judges will find key considerations on topics such as …

The 2018 National Association of Drug Court Professionals conference will provide training on critical topics affecting family, youth, tribal, drug, DWI, mental health, and veterans treatment courts. Representatives from the Judges’ and Psychiatr …

Supporting law enforcement to respond more effectively to people with mental illness and improve public safety The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (B …

Hosted by SAMHSA’s Homeless and Housing Resource Network Date: Wednesday, Feb. 14 Time: 12:30–2 p.m. ET This webinar will focus on how jail diversion programs can work to avert arrests and assist individuals in connecting with needed services tha …

By CSG Justice Center Staff Britney Stembridge (left) remembers the moment last year when she took a pen to the dotted line of her Pathfinders contract, where she committed to participate in reentry programming and prioritize her recovery. In January 2 …

By CSG Justice Center Staff Britney Steimbridge (left) remembers the moment last year when she took a pen to the dotted line of her Pathfinders contract, where she committed to participate in reentry programming and prioritize her recovery. In January …

The Council of State Governments (CSG) announced today that Megan Quattlebaum (left), research scholar in law at Yale University Law School and lecturer in law at Columbia University Law School, will be the next director of the CSG Justice Center. “Tog …