Justice Reinvestment Resources
The CSG Justice Center provides technical assistance to a limited number of states that demonstrate a bipartisan interest in justice reinvestment―a data-driven strategy for policymakers to reduce spending on corrections, increase public safety, and improve conditions in the neighborhoods to which most people released from prison return. Below is a list of Justice Reinvestment resources, which are also available on the Justice Reinvestment website, http://justicereinvestment.org.
Core Documents
State Documents
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Texas
- Managing Jail Population Growth in Texas: The State and Local Challenges
- "A Bipartisan Team Paves a New Path for Sentencing and Corrections in Texas" (Q and A with Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston) and Rep. Jerry Madden (R-Plano))
- Justice Reinvestment State Brief: Texas
- Mid Legislative Session Report: Funding Correctional Treatment and Diversion Initiatives in Texas
- Comparison of Texas Budget Proposals to Manage the Growth of the Prison Population & Increase Public Safety
- Justice Reinvestment Report on Texas Prison Growth (pdf)
- Policy Options to Increase Public Safety and to Manage the Growth of the Prison Population (pdf)
- Travis County Probation: A Mental Health Learning Site (pdf)
- Recent and Projected Growth of the Texas Prison Population (pdf)
- Presentation by Dr. Tony Fabelo, "Justice Reinvestment: A Framework to Improve Effectiveness of Justice Policies in Texas" (pdf)
- News clips on 01/30/07 Texas hearing
- Increasing Public Safety and Generating Savings:Options for Pennsylvania Policymakers
- Presentation: Justice Reinvestment: Increasing Public Safety and Managing the Growth of Pennsylvania Prison Population
- Recent and Projected Growth of the Arizona Prison Population (pdf)
- Press Release on Arizona prison population growth and selection of Arizona as Justice Reinvestment Learning Site
- News clips on Arizona prison population growth
- Building Bridges: From Conviction to Employment (pdf)
- Building Bridges: From Conviction to Employment - One Year Later (pdf)
- Tough and Smart: Opportunities for Kansas Policymakers to Reduce Crime and Spending (pdf)
- Overview of Prisoner Re-Entry and Justice Reinvestment in Kansas (pdf)
- Building Community Capacity to Reduce Crime and Save Prison Space (pdf)
- Map: Prision Admissions, Wichita, KS (JPG)
- Map: Prision Expenditures, Wichita, KS (JPG)
- Map: Prision Admissions per Block-Group, Wichita, KS (JPG)
- Map: TANF Recipients and Prison Admissions, Wichita, KS (JPG)
- News clips on hearings before Kansas Senate and House Judiciary and Ways and Means Committees
- Options for Policymakers Considering a Justice Reinvestment Initiative in Louisiana (pdf)
- Increasing Public Safety and Generating Savings: Options for Nevada Policymakers
- Presentation: Increasing Public Safety and Generating Savings: Options for Nevada Policymakers
- Increasing Public Safety and Generating Savings: Options for Rhode Island Policymakers - Report Summary (pdf)
Justice Center staff presents report before Texas House and Senate Criminal Justice Committee
On Tuesday, January 30, 2007, the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee and the House Committee on Corrections held a joint hearing to review correctional policies in the state. At the invitation of Senator John Whitmire (D-Houston), Chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, and Representative Jerry Madden (R-Plano), Chairman of the House Corrections Committee, the Council of State Governments Justice Center, along with its senior research consultant Dr. Tony Fabelo, presented a report to the Committee entitled “Justice Reinvestment: A Framework to Improve Effectiveness of Justice Policies in Texas.” This report outlined two justice reinvestment scenarios: provide more tools to the Parole Board to enhance the use of parole and increase the availability of treatment services. According to the report, state policymakers could avert spending $377 million for construction of prisons for 5,000 more inmates.
Pennsylvania
On Monday, June 4, 2007, the Pennsylvania General Assembly held a rare joint hearing of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to address the growing prison population. At the invitation of Republican and Democratic leaders, the Council of State Governments Justice Center, along with its senior research consultant Dr. Tony Fabelo and director of health system and services policy Dr. Fred Osher, presented a report to the Committee entitled “Justice Reinvestment: Increasing Public Safety and Managing the Growth of Pennsylvania Prison Population.” Dr. Osher, along with officials from several state agencies, testified in support of proposals to improve the state’s response to individuals with mental illnesses who come in contact with the criminal justice system.
Arizona
Connecticut
Kansas
Louisiana
Nevada
Rhode Island
Coming Soon
- Connecticut Case Study. Explains how Connecticut used information-driven analyses and maps of its prison population to develop policy options that could safely reduce spending on corrections, focus resources on the geographic areas that accounted for the majority of prison admissions, and reinvest a portion of savings in expanding the capacity of community corrections programs.