FACT SHEETS
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative (Fact Sheet)
Strategies tested in many states show that there are effective ways to address the challenge of containing rising corrections costs while also increasing public safety.
The Second Chance Act: Juvenile Reentry (Fact Sheet)
Recent efforts among state and local leaders to reduce the number of youth who are incarcerated have yielded impressive results: the national juvenile incarceration rate has been cut in half over the past decade. Yet state policymakers, practitioners, and advocates alike recognize that reforming the juvenile justice system requires more than incarcerating fewer youth.
The Second Chance Act (Fact Sheet)
Nearly all of the 1.6 million individuals incarcerated in the U.S. will be released at some point. Individuals returning to their communities from prison or jail have complex challenges and needs that contribute to the likelihood that they may return to incarceration.
The Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act (Fact Sheet)
A 2006 Department of Justice study showed that approximately 45 percent of federal inmates, 56 percent of state inmates,and 64 percent of jail inmates displayed symptoms or had a history of a mental disorder; among female inmates in state prisons, the rate was nearly three out of four.
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative (Fact Sheet)
Strategies tested in many states show that there are effective ways to address the challenge of containing rising corrections costs while also increasing public safety.