Massachusetts

CJI is pleased to be working with the Greater Lowell Workforce Investment Board (GLWIB), and the Career Center of Lowell, in the development of a strategic plan that will lead to a formal coordinated process enabling multiple local, state and federal partners in the Greater Lowell Area to better prepare ex-offenders in their education and job placement success post incarceration.

With support from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, CJI conducted a three-county examination of the preparation of prisoners for employment upon release.

With funding from The Boston Foundation, CJI conducted a public opinion study to explore the thinking of Massachusetts and Boston residents about criminal justice policy on such issues as sentencing, corrections, and prisoner reintegration.

The Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation supported the development of CJI’s “Criminal and Juvenile Justice Policy Briefing Book” as part of its effort to promote effective and efficient criminal justice policies in Massachusetts.

CJI, with support from The Boston Foundation and the Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation, has embarked on a statewide effort to improve outcomes in the Massachusetts criminal justice system. This project has a number of components geared toward identifying problems and gaps in the system, developing solutions and assisting in the implementation of reforms designed to increase public safety and reduce the costs of the corrections system.