2007 Press Releases
- November 13, 2007 – U.S. House Passes the Second Chance Act on Prisoner Reentry
- October 26, 2007 – Texas State Rep. Jerry Madden Meets with Key Policymakers in D.C. to Discuss Texas Justice Reforms to Increase Public Safety
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Repaying Debts This publication discusses how policymakers can increase accountability among people who commit crimes, improve rates of child support collection and victim restitution, and make people’s transition from prisons and jails to the community safe and successful. Read the full October 8, 2007 press release Read the New York Times Editorial Media contact: Martha Plotkin, 202.577.9344, mplotkin@csg.org For more information on reentry issues, |
- August 31, 2007 – States Establish Reentry Councils to Oversee Initiatives, Promote Interagency Collaboration
- August 3, 2007 – Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Second Chance Act
- July 27, 2007 – CSG Justice Center Convenes Meeting of State and Community Leaders to Foster Re-Entry Partnerships
- June 27, 2007 – Pennsylvania Legislators Consider Policy Options to Avert Prison Growth, Improve Outcomes for People with Mental Illness
- June 26, 2007 – Senate Includes $10 million for the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction program
- June 11, 2007 – House Includes $10 Million for the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Program
- May 22, 2007 – Kansas Governor Heralds Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Public Safety, Reduce Recidivism, and Avert Spending on Corrections
- April 27, 2007 – CSG Justice Center Hosts Policy Forum for the Chief Justices’ Criminal Justice/Mental Health Leadership Initiative
- April 16, 2007 – Nevada’s Prison Population Will Increase 61% by 2017 if Current Policies Remain Unchanged, Independent Study Finds
- March 1, 2007 – RAND Study Finds Mental Health Courts Have the Potential to Save Taxpayers Money
- February 14, 2007 – Justice Center Funder, The Pew
Charitable Trusts, Unveils National Prison Population Projection
- The Pew Charitable Trusts, through its Public Safety Performance Project, works closely with the Justice Center to provide nonpartisan research, analysis and expertise to select states. For more information on state-specific efforts, please visit Justice Reinvestment Resources.
- February 7, 2007 – CSG Justice Center and NIC Release New Resource to Promote Corrections/Mental Health Collaboration
- February 6, 2007 – Arizona’s Prison Population Projected to Grow Twice as Fast as General Resident Population, Independent Study Finds—Selection of Arizona as a Justice Reinvestment Learning Site