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Colorado Passes Juvenile Justice Reform Bill

By NRRC Staff Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Juvenile Justice Reform Act (Senate Bill 108) on May 28—a crucial step toward aligning the...

Poll: Texans Strongly Support Criminal Justice Reforms

Breitbart By Sarah Rumpf AUSTIN, Texas — Texas voters strongly support the criminal justice reforms passed in recent years, and would like to se...

Opinion: How Federal Investments Make Us Smarter about Reducing Recidivism

By Michael Thompson Director, The Council of State Governments Justice Center Criminologists routinely lament politicians who, responding to headli...

Seeking Advances in Risk Communication

David D'Amora of the CSG Justice Center leads a discussion with policymakers from several states. In December, the National Reentry Re...

Clearing a Path, from Conviction to Employment

By Madeline Neighly and Ashleigh Fryer, CSG Justice Center Staff When Ronald was convicted in 2006 of two misdemeanors—possession and retail ...

Paving the Path to Healthier Reentry: How New Medicaid Policies Can Improve Mental Health and Substance Use Support as People Return to Communities

According to this brief from The Health and Reentry Project (HARP), new Medicaid policies have great potential to benefit people with mental health co...
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Expunging Juvenile Records: Misconceptions, Collateral Consequences, and Emerging Practices

This bulletin discusses common misconceptions surrounding expungement. It also provides information about the collateral consequences of juvenile reco...

Communities Celebrate Successful Reentry During Second Chance Month

Policymakers, corrections officials, practitioners, and other leaders plan to commemorate Second Chance Month 2019—celebrated throughout April—with a ...

Playbook for Change? States Reconsider Mandatory Sentences

This report from the Vera Institute of Justice summarizes state-level mandatory sentencing reforms since 2000, discusses their impact, and offers reco...
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Criminal Records, Race and Redemption

This article, from the New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, explores the long-term and often permanent impact of criminal rec...

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