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This brief  highlights opportunities for implementing telehealth and telecommunication to support people with mental illnesses and substance use disor...
This brief from the Social Security Administration provides practical information about eligibility for and treatment of Social Securit...
As this brief from the Prison Policy Initiative explores, most people in jail are legally eligible to vote, but in practice, they cannot. This “de fac...
As discussed in this brief from The Council of State Governments Justice Center, state and local jurisdictions are taking new approaches to ...
People with co-occurring mental illnesses and substance use disorders—also known simply as co-occurring disorders—have complex needs tha...
By CSG Justice Center StaffFor the more than 70 million adults in the U.S. who have a criminal record, and the more than one million youth who acquire...
By NRRC Staff NICCC Collateral consequences are penalties buried in various laws that can limit or prohibit people convicted of crimes from find...
By Carla Sinclair, CSG Justice Center staff With awareness of the need for criminal justice reform on the rise across the country, hearing stories ...
#carouselExampleIndicators .carousel-indicators li { background-color: #004b8d; } Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (left) and Colorado Gov. John Hic...
Policymakers from across the political spectrum are considering policies to clear some types of criminal records. Criminal record clearance removes ...