Misplaced Priorities tracks the steady shift of state funds away from education and toward the criminal justice system. Researchers have found that ov...
CantonRepBy Ed BalintShannon Ballas flashed a bright smile when she appeared before the judge in re-entry court.She was given a certificate for comply...
Nine million individuals are released from local jails each year, many struggling with mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse. Jail reentry...
This report from the Urban Institute highlights Colorado's Work and Gain Education and Employment Skills (WAGEES) program, which represents one of the...
This policy brief from the Sentencing Project describes key state legislation and reforms from 2018 that were designed to reduce the scale of incarcer...
Any comprehensive program to change American prison policy must focus to a significant degree on prison-release discretion, where it exists, and its r...
This publication from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) identifies five evidence-based principles guiding federal efforts to improve the correction...
This new interactive report from the Vera Institute of Justice identifies the major trends and developments in justice systems that occurred across th...
This publication from the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council (SPAC) examines data on recidivism in the state of Illinois. The brief updates t...