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Announcements

The Justice Center compiles announcements about funding opportunities, upcoming conferences, new research, and other timely developments relating to its primary issue areas. More announcements can be found on each of the project websites.

Criminal Justice / Mental Health Announcements

• BJA Announces 2007 MIOTCRA Grantees

• House Includes $10 Million for the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Program

• CSG Justice Center hosts policy forum for the Chief Justices' Criminal Justice/Mental Health Leadership Initiative

• CSG Justice Center Announces Web-based Profiles for 150 Mental Health Courts and 100 Specialized Police-Based Programs

For more criminal justice / mental health announcements, visit: www.consensusproject.org/updates/announcements-and-events/.

Reentry Announcements

• States Establish Reentry Councils to Oversee Initiatives, Promote Interagency Collaboration

• Joint Economic Committee Holds Hearing on the Economic Costs of the Surge in U.S. Prison Populations

• Reentry Policy Council Launches Interactive Housing Chart

For more re-entry announcements, visit: www.reentrypolicy.org/reentry/Spotlight_Issues.aspx.

Justice Reinvestment Announcements

• Pennsylvania Legislators Consider Policy Options to Avert Prison Growth, Improve Outcomes for People with Mental Illness

• Justice Center Announces Selection of Arizona as a Justice Reinvestment Learning Site

• Justice Center staff speak before the Kansas Senate and House Judiciary Committees and Senate Ways and Means Committee

• Justice Center staff presents report before Texas House and Senate Criminal Justice Committee on strategies to improve effectiveness of justice polices

Additional justice reinvestment announcements are coming soon.