The costs and benefits of criminal justice policies affect everyone. Understanding what goes into the costs of operating jails, prisons, probation and...
This article, from the New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, explores the long-term and often permanent impact of criminal rec...
This bulletin from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics presents national trends among state and federal prison inmates from ...
By Matthew Schwarzfeld, Public Affairs Manager, Council of State Governments Justice CenterIn his successful 2010 campaign for the governor’s office o...
Nine million individuals are released from local jails each year, many struggling with mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse. Jail reentry...
A growing number of people are released each year from state prison and local jails; this phenomenon, prisoner reentry, has a significant impact on ho...
According to new statistics from the Bureau of Justice Statistics on trends in admissions to prison and releases, the majority of states reduced both ...
This webinar will discuss how to integrate housing solutions into the reentry process, including identifying people at risk of homelessness in the jus...