Policy Work in State and Local Government
Pew Policy Framework to Strengthen Community Corrections
Pew Charitable Trusts' Center on the States has contracted with CJI to further their work with states interested in adopting sentencing and corrections reform measures consistent with the project's goals, including the Pew Policy Framework to Strengthen Community Corrections. CJI will partner with Pew’s Public Safety Performance Project (PSPP) to help advance in several states the project's goal of fiscally sound, data-driven policies and practices in sentencing and corrections that protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, and control corrections costs. CJI is providing technical assistance in the following areas:
- Arkansas and Kentucky
- In collaboration with the Executive and Legislative branches of Government, CJI is working in Arkansas and Kentucky with Pew and JFA Associates. CJI is providing intensive public and policy-maker education and in-depth research and analysis to support the development of policy options that will reduce unnecessary incarceration and reinvest resources in practices that reduce new offenses.
- South Carolina
- After providing analysis and education in South Carolina that resulted in sweeping reform legislation, CJI continues to support the Sentencing Reform Commission in ongoing policy development.
- Alabama
- In collaboration with Vera Institute of Justice, CJI is providing technical assistance to Alabama to develop a model for state-local community corrections partnerships in four pilot sites.
- Oregon
- CJI provided research and policy support to the Public Safety Subcommittee of the Oregon Governor's Reset Cabinet. The Subcommittee developed policy options to more effectively use Oregon's public safety resources, and CJI provided information on the fiscal, operational, and public safety impact of these options.
