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Second Chance Month Q&A: Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo

By CSG Justice Center Staff Gov. Raimondo signs Justice Reinvestment legislation in 2017, which prompted an overhaul of Rhode ...

Second Chance Month Q&A: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum

By CSG Justice Center Staff North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signing criminal justice legislation. Source: Governor Doug Burgum. ...

Bill introduced to decrease recidivism

Portsmouth-DailyTimes.com By Frank Lewis On Wednesday, U. S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senate Judiciary Committee...

Data Trends: Utah Criminal Justice Reform

This report from The Pew Charitable Trusts examines data on prison populations and crime in Utah since changes to policies and practices took place in...

Nevada Passes Juvenile Justice System Reform Act

By NRRC Staff Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and the Juvenile Justice Improvement Initiative Task Force, celebrate after he signs the Juvenile Jus...

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...

Criminal Justice Reform in 2015: Year End Review

Huffington Post Criminal justice reform continued to build momentum this year within the inner sanctum of the Beltway and across the nation in a h...

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...

The Second Chance Act: The First Five Years

This month marks the five-year anniversary of the Second Chance Act, the landmark legislation authorizing federal grants to support programs aimed at ...

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