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Statewide Summit Gathers Teams from California Counties to Address Mental Illness Crisis in Local Jails
Stepping Up: The California Summit hosted teams representing 52 of the state’s 58 counties to discuss the crisis of mental illness in jails, which plagues communities across the nation. -
Understanding the FBI Crime Report
Mike Lawlor and John Wetzel (right), the CSG Justice Center's Executive Board chair and vice chair, provide context for understanding the FBI Crime Report. -
Gov. Sandoval Launches Review of Nevada’s Juvenile Justice System
Gov. Brian Sandoval and other legislative and community leaders gathered at the Nevada State Supreme Court to launch an effort to strengthen public safety and improve outcomes for youth who are involved with the juvenile justice system. -
When Police Deal with People Who Have Mental Health Issues
In this article, Michael D. Thompson, executive director of the CSG Justice Center, discusses the steps that some police departments have taken to improve their responses to people with mental illnesses.
Statewide Summit Gathers Teams from California Counties to Address Mental Illness Crisis in Local Jails
Recent Posts
New Resources Help Translate Juvenile Justice Research into Practice
The resources, organized by common challenges for juvenile justice programs and agencies, draw from the expertise of researchers and the promising practices identified by practitioners around the country. Each resource offers methods to address those common challenges, specifically in the areas of Family Engagement and Involvement and Evidence-Based Programs and Services.
Governors’ Speeches Cite Criminal Justice Reforms in Their States
Governors from West Virginia, Arkansas, and North Dakota recently pointed to criminal justice reform work that the CSG Justice Center has done in in their states.
Statewide Summit Gathers Teams from California Counties to Address Mental Illness Crisis in Local Jails
Stepping Up: The California Summit hosted teams representing 52 of the state’s 58 counties to discuss the crisis of mental illness in jails, which plagues communities across the nation.
Unique Pennsylvania Law Drives a Formula for How Prison Savings and Reinvestments are Calculated
Four years after enacting justice reinvestment legislation, Pennsylvania can point to significant improvements in its criminal justice system. The state has reduced inefficiencies in its parole and corrections systems; developed responses to major parole violations that include short periods of incarceration followed by supervision and treatment, as necessary; and made changes to state-funded community corrections programs.
Report Highlights How States Can Help People Leaving Prison and Jail Get Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment
The National Reentry Resource Center recently released Critical Connections—a discussion paper that identifies key questions state and local leaders should ask as part of their efforts to help people leaving prison and jail with mental health needs get community-based treatment.
Planning and Implementation Guide for SCA Co-Occurring Disorders Grantees
This guide prepared by the National Reentry Resource Center is intended to support recipients of Second Chance Act (SCA) Reentry Program for Adults with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders grants funded by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Highlights
- In San Francisco and Beyond, Homeless Crisis Should Not Derail Progress on Mental Illness
- PBS Newshour: Breaking the School-To-Prison Pipeline for Young Offenders One Class at a Time
- Opinion: How Federal Investments Make Us Smarter about Reducing Recidivism
- The Diane Rehm Show: New Efforts to Help People with Mental Illness Get Treatment Instead of Jail Time
- School Discipline Consensus Report
Announcements
Apply Now for the Small Business Administration’s ‘Aspire Challenge’
The objective of this competition is to spur the provision of innovative entrepreneurial education and access to capital resources for formerly incarcerated people or those who were convicted of nonviolent offenses.
Apply Now: SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery Technical Assistance Program
The SOAR program assists states and localities to expedite access to the Social Security Administration’s disability programs—Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)—for persons who are experiencing or at risk for homelessness and have a mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorder, or other serious medical condition.
Apply Now: Second Chance Act Reentry Program for Adults with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders
This program provides resources to state, local, and tribal governments to establish or enhance the provision of treatment to facilitate the successful reintegration of adults returning from incarceration to their communities.
WEBINARS
Responding to the 2017 Second Chance Act Smart Supervision Grant Solicitation
In this webinar, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance and the National Reentry Resource Center explain the Second Chance Act Smart Supervision grant program and application process.
2016 Second Chance Act Orientation for Smart Reentry Grantees
During the webinar, BJA staff provide an overview of SCA, requirements of the Smart Reentry grant, and the grant management process. NRRC staff discuss the training, technical assistance, research, tools, and Planning and Implementation Guide associated with the grant.
2016 Second Chance Act Orientation for Adult Mentoring Grantees
During this webinar, FY2016 Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program Utilizing Mentors grantees receive information about the grant program, including steps for getting the program started, submission of the Planning and Implementation Guide, and Bureau of Justice Assistance expectations.
2016 Second Chance Act Orientation for Technology Career Program Grantees
During this webinar, FY2016 Second Chance Act Technology-Based Career Training grantees will receive information about the grant program, expectations of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance, technical assistance from the National Reentry Resource Center (NRRC), and submission of the Planning and Implementation Guide.
2016 Second Chance Act Orientation for Smart Supervision Grantees
During the webinar, staff from the US Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance provide an overview of requirements for the Smart Supervision grant and the grant management process.
PUBLICATIONS
Juvenile Justice Research-to-Practice Implementation Resources: Evidence-Based Programs and Services
This resource on Evidence-Based Programs and Services presents ways to promote and effectively implement evidence-based programs and services with fidelity.
Juvenile Justice Research-to-Practice Implementation Resources: Family Engagement and Involvement
The Juvenile Justice Research-to-Practice Implementation Resources provide juvenile justice agency managers, staff, and other practitioners with concrete strategies, tools, examples, and best-practice models to help them implement research-based policies and practices and improve outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system.
Reducing the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jail: Six Questions County Leaders Need to Ask
This report serves as a blueprint for counties to assess their existing efforts to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses in jail by considering specific questions and progress-tracking measures.
Justice Reinvestment in Montana: Report to the Montana Commission on Sentencing
The final report of the CSG Justice Center outlines a comprehensive series of policy recommendations developed in collaboration with the Montana Commission on Sentencing.
A Five-Level Risk and Needs System: Maximizing Assessment Results in Corrections through the Development of a Common Language
This white paper is written for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers who share the goal of reducing recidivism by improving the application of risk and needs assessments, and presents a model for supporting the implementation of Risk-Need-Responsivity principles through a standardized five-level risk and needs assessment system.
JUSTICE CENTER IN THE NEWS
Women’s Jail Proposal on Hold
The idea of building a new jail for women in Essex County came up often on the campaign trail for sheriff last fall, and again in Essex County Sheriff Kevin Coppinger’s inauguration speech this month.
Wolf Administration Statement Ahead of Corrections’ Facility Closure Hearing
Today, Sec. John Wetzel, a national leader in criminal justice, and his staff from the Department of Corrections, including experts on prison population and safety, will testify in front of a joint public hearing. The DOC has seen a historic reduction in their prison population and is able to close two older, expensive state correctional institutions, provide a new position to each impacted staff member, and safely relocate all effected inmates to one of the existing 24 SCIs across the Commonwealth.
Lawmakers Weigh in on Decision to Close State Prisons
On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections will close two prisons. Monday, three Senate Committees gathered to review the decision.
Judiciary Cuts Waste Funds in Long Run
Let’s hope that state senators were tuned in when Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Mike Heavican spoke to them last week about the judicial branch of state government.
In his State of the Judiciary address in the legislative chambers and at a committee hearing, Heavican said flatly and plainly that budget cuts proposed by Gov. Pete Ricketts threaten prison reform.
Biggest Winners and Losers in Raimondo’s FY 18 Budget Proposal
Governor Gina Raimondo introduced her budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 on Thursday, which she said “focuses on building on our strong momentum and creating a better Rhode Island for working families and businesses.”
Nebraska’s Chief Justice Warns That Proposed $8.2M Budget Cut Could Result in Higher Prison Populations, Costs
Nebraska’s top judge warned lawmakers Thursday that budget cuts to the probation system could result in higher prison populations and costs in the long term.