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Bryce Peterson

  • The Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Experiences from the States

    “This brief summarizes the efforts of states involved in the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), a program designed to identify and implement co

  • Justice Reinvestment Initiative State Assessment Report

    “States across the country are increasingly seeking cost-effective and evidence-based strategies to enhance public safety and manage their correcti

  • Toolkit for Developing Family-Focused Jail Programs

    "Through no fault of their own, millions of children have been exposed to and affected by the criminal justice system by witnessing their parent be

  • Promising and Innovative Practices for Children of Incarcerated Parents: [Webinar]

    Nearly three million children under the age of 18 have a parent in jail or prison, and millions more have experienced their parents being arrested.

  • The Prison Population Forecaster//State Prison Population: Reducing Mass Incarceration Requires Far-Reaching Reforms

    "Roughly 2.2 million people are locked up in prison or jail; 7 million are under correctional control, which includes parole and probation; and mor

  • The Prison Population Forecaster // Federal Prison Population: How to reduce the federal prison population

    "The federal prison system is by far the nation’s single largest jailer, with a total of 205,795 inmates at the beginning of October 2015.

  • Model Practices for Parents in Prisons and Jails: Reducing Barriers to Family Connections

    The objective of this document is to detail a set of practices that correctional administrators can implement to remove barriers that inhibit child