A new report by the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) explores the crisis in Nebraska’s corrections system—along with a path forward. Over the last decade, Nebraska increased its prison population by 21%, outpacing state population growth nearly threefold. Nebraska faces the most acute prison overcrowding in the country, with six of the ten prisons exceeding…
This report details the utilization and outcomes of South Dakota’s Virtual Crisis Care program, as well as its sustainability plan and lessons learned in implementing this type of model.
With support from Arnold Ventures, a non-partisan philanthropic organization, the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) assessed supervision practices in four states: Colorado, Florida, Mississippi, and Montana. Each was selected to represent different characteristics of community supervision populations, including the size, demographic composition, and regional environment, as well as to include different mechanisms for a person…
See below for links to additional election preparation resources. Regardless of political affiliation, all public safety leaders should commit to supporting the democratic processes and institutions that support a free and fair election. It is imperative that public safety officials make plans in advance to support elections and respond in the case of challenges…
Click here to read the full report. Click here to read a summary of the report recommendations. Beginning in 2018, to address significant 10-year growth in its prison population, Nevada participated in the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), a public-private partnership funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Pew Charitable Trusts. As a result…
The Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) analyzed the public safety impacts of Colorado’s policy changes to reduce community supervision caseloads in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and found that individuals who were released early or were moved to a lower level of supervision were less likely to recidivate than those who weren’t.
Many states have enacted comprehensive justice system reforms to reduce the use of incarceration and community supervision with the aim of focusing resources on people at higher risk of reoffending and investing in strategies to achieve better outcomes for people and communities. The Crime and Justice Institute partnered with the Urban Institute to assess policy reforms in six states.
CJI is currently working with the City of Milwaukee towards compliance with a court-ordered settlement agreement regarding Milwaukee’s police practices. Key elements of that agreement include data collection efforts and improved accountability mechanisms. Read the third annual report here. Find all of CJI’s Milwaukee reports here.
As a new year begins, CJI welcomes new opportunities to drive bold and transformative improvements to justice systems throughout the country. Our collaboration with partners at the national, state, and local level in 2023 will be broad and deep: spanning every stage of the justice process, from police contact to community supervision, and employing comprehensive,…
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