California Forward
Promising partnership with county and nonprofit having impact on high rate of return to jail by the formerly incarcerated.
read moreParticipants in reentry program receive workshops, employment services, even the loan of business attire.
read moreRate of serious mental illness in prison populations shown to be two to four times higher than the community populations
read morePartnership with County will use data to drive creation of cost-effective solutions to reduce the need for incarceration.
read moreNew data shows that states could likely reduce costs of incarceration without a negative impact on crime.
read moreIn correcting a mistake with sentencing reform, Governor Brown’s move could open the door to create cost-effective, smart and humane criminal justice strategies in California.
read moreFocusing on results and data helped staff rethink about what their department could do to lessen the burden on the jails.
read moreThe county probation department successfully used data analysis to create a 25 percent reduction in probation violations since spring of 2014.
read morePlayback of recent webinar on how counties can effectively engage the public with their realignment efforts in order to improve the community-based approach to public safety.
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