Thank you for visiting CJI’s resources for the Louisiana Special Session on Crime. Please contact Len Engel, lengel@cjinstitute.org; Maura McNamara, mmcnamara@cjinstitute.org; and Ellen Spolar, espolar@cjinstitute.org with any questions.
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Resources by Topic
Violent Crime
Prison Population
Smart Policy Overviews
- Criminal Justice Trends & Current Policy Proposals in Louisiana
- Smart on Crime Explainer
- JRI Outcomes in Southern States
- Truth in Sentencing
- Special Session Fact Checker
- First Step Act Comparison to Louisiana Bills
Costs*
- Statewide Costs of the Rollback Policies
- Local Costs of the Rollback Policies
- Budget Losses and Expected Costs
*CJI’s numbers illustrate potential costs and may differ from the Fiscal Notes attached to specific bills based on access to different underlying data and analysis approaches.
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