Press Releases
In addition to the routine assistance the Justice Center media staff provides to journalists, it also disseminates periodic news releases. The following Justice Center press releases highlight some of the important organizational changes and new research, products, or other developments relating to criminal justice / mental health, re-entry, and justice reinvestment issues and projects.- April 8, 2008 – CSG Justice Center Lauds President’s Passage of Second Chance Act
- March 11, 2008 – CSG Justice Center Lauds Senate’s Passage of Second Chance Act, President Expected to Sign into Law
- February 1, 2008 – CSG Justice Center Releases New Edition of Essential Elements of a Mental Health Court
- January 8, 2008 – Vermont’s Prison Population Projected to Grow 23 Percent over the Next Ten Years
- 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
- October 22, 2007 – Justice Center Releases Texas Case Study on Cost-Effective New Criminal Justice Policies to Increase Safety, Manage Prison Growth
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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
- December 3, 2006 – Council of State Governments Establishes "Justice Center"
- September 6, 2006 – CSG Criminal Justice Leaders Say Department of Justice Numbers Highlight Need to Improve Response to People with Mental Illnesses
- February 6, 2006 – CSG Releases The Advocacy Handbook: A Guide for Implementing Recommendations of the Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project