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Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Youth arrests and violent crime are down, but other trends point to need for new policy approaches Read More

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Ohio begins new chapter in justice policy after passage of far-reaching bill in late 2022; priorities include reducing recidivism, improving reentry Read More

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Though nearly all Midwest states allow for compassionate release of elderly, terminally ill incarcerated residents, obstacles often stand in way Read More

Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Expunge? Seal? States re-examining laws that determine fate of conviction records for low-level marijuana possession offenses Read More

Changing behaviors of domestic abusers is goal of interventions being used in some state prisons; the search for an effective model continues Read More

Leadership, including from legislators, is needed to launch mental health courts — and make them work Read More

With local jails overcrowded and lacking treatment options, Indiana gives judges discretion to send low-level offenders to state prisons Read More

Minnesota has new restorative justice plan to help veterans who commit low-level crimes Read More

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