CSG Justice Center

State Leaders Take On Recidivism

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Warren Hansen
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Friday, February 3, 2012 at 11:14 AM

Ten states with the greatest potential cost savings could save more than $470 million a year if they reduced recidivism rates by 10 percent, according to the Pew Center on the States.  That was a message in December as Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress, representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice, and teams of policymakers and corrections officials from all 50 states gathered to discuss how the federal government can work in partnership with states to reduce recidivism.

Congress Funds Key State Criminal Justice Programs

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CSG Justice Center
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Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 09:49 AM

On Thursday, November 17, Congress passed the “minibus” appropriations bill, which consolidated appropriations for several agencies, including the Department of Justice. The bill provides a total of $2.2 billion for state and criminal justice programs.

Congress Restores Funding for the Second Chance Act

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CSG Justice Center
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Monday, November 21, 2011 at 11:08 AM

On Monday, November 14, 2011, House and Senate conferees released the “minibus” appropriations report, which includes Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) spending. The conference report, a consolidated appropriations bill for several agencies including the Department of Justice, provides $63 million for the Second Chance Act.

Justice Reinvestment: Ohio and North Carolina Highlighted on Capitol Hill

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CSG Justice Center
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 09:29 PM

The Council of State Governments Justice Center held a staff briefing on Capitol Hill Oct. 11 on the Justice Reinvestment Initiatives in Ohio and North Carolina.

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton and Rep. W. David Guice, chairman of the North Carolina House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety, detailed how data-driven justice reinvestment processes led to the passage of landmark legislation in the two states. The briefing was cosponsored by the Pew Center on the States.

CSG Justice Center Releases Guide for Transforming Probation Departments To Focus On Recidivism Reduction

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CSG Justice Center
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 02:53 PM

The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center announced today the release of a guide for policymakers committed to reducing the likelihood that probationers will reoffend. A Ten-Step Guide to Transforming Probation Departments to Reduce Recidivism provides probation leaders with a roadmap to overhaul the operations of their agencies so they can increase public safety in their communities and improve rates of compliance among people they are supervising.

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