Trump pardons Pat Nolan, former GOP lawmaker taken down in FBI’s ‘Shrimpscam’ probe
Pat Nolan, J.D., Policy & Culture Change, ReentryPresident Trump has pardoned Pat Nolan, a former Republican state legislative leader who spent years in prison after being convicted in the “Shrimpscam” FBI sting in the 1990s and later became a high-profile conservative apostle fo...
Trump hailed Mississippi prison reforms. But the numbers reflect a grim reality.
Corrections, Data, Pat Nolan, J.D.When Gov. Phil Bryant, a Republican, signed House Bill 585 into law in 2014, the measure drew widespread praise from conservatives and liberals alike because it promised to reduce the prison population, save millions and reinvest some o...
Innovative social work and criminal justice research center finds a home at FSU
Carrie Pettus Davis, In the News, Justice“We currently have millions of people incarcerated in jails and prisons in the United States,” said Carrie Pettus-Davis, founder and executive director of (Institute for Justice Research and Development, IJRD). “Right now, we are a...
Swath of legislation reforming Colorado’s criminal justice system to affect tens of thousands
Policy & Culture ChangeAmid heated public debate about school sex education, the death penalty and vaccinations, many of the criminal justice bills drew less attention. But the reforms already have affected thousands of Coloradans — especially those who are ...
Think you need mental health care? Here’s a place to start
Health Care, Policy & Culture ChangeSeeking mental health treatment may seem like an intimidating, confusing process at first. However, it is possible. And this guide can help you get started. Half of all adults in the U.S. will experience a mental illness at some point...
Does our county really need a bigger jail?
Corrections, Public SafetyA guide for avoiding unnecessary jail expansion By Alexi Jones May 2019 Press release As jail populations have skyrocketed over the past three decades, jails around the country have become dangerously overcrowded. The reflexive response...
Report: U.S. Incarceration Falls to 20-Year Low
Corrections, Data, Policy & Culture Change, Public SafetyThe share of the adult population in prison has fallen to its lowest point since 1997, a new report released in April 2019 by the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows. To be sure, the United States does lead the world in per capita incar...
Giving ex-convicts healthcare helps all of us
Corrections, Data, Health Care, Housing, Justice, Policy & Culture Change, Public Safety, ReentryThe Transitions Clinic Network, founded by Yale Associate Professor Emily Wang manages the specific needs of patients with chronic illnesses on their release from prison, help improve their health outcomes, and facilitate their reintegra...
Los Angeles chooses mental health treatment over jail
Corrections, Health Care, Policy & Culture Change, Terry A. Kupersby Dr. Terry A. Kupers Written for SF Chronicle. “Mental health jails” have been proposed in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties, and elsewhere. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted to fund the sheriff’...
Mentally ill homeless people keep going to jail. But a study says L.A. County can fix that
Corrections, Data, Housing, Jackie Lacey, Policy & Culture Change, Public SafetyOn a typical day, thousands of homeless and mentally ill people are behind bars in Los Angeles County’s jails. But more than half of them would be good candidates to divert into housing with supportive services instead, according a new...