Urban Institute (Washington DC)

The Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) initiative is described.

This monograph examines the “current state of education during education and reentry and identifie[s] promising programmatic and policy directions”

“Consistent with effective correctional practice, jails and their community partners should identify risk levels and criminogenic needs of returnin

This brief explains why “it is imperative that jurisdictions use an effective case management process that includes a strong community handoff comp

“In the past decade, attention to the challenges associated with people exiting state and federal prisons has increased tremendously.

The program interviews Dr. Nancy G. La Vigne, Director of the Justice Policy Center at The Urban Institute, regarding Justice Reinvestment.

“This report lays out ways that departments of corrections can consider to reduce inmate medical costs without affecting high standards for inmate

“This report was designed as a resource for the justice and health fields to: Identify the full range of beneficial information exchanges between t

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

This study documented the positive impact of drug courts in New York on re-arrest and re-conviction both.

“The federal prison population has risen dramatically over the past few decades, as more people are sentenced to prison and for longer terms.

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

“In an effort to introduce approaches that reduce both recidivism and court costs, Philadelphia District Attorney (DA) Seth Williams spearheaded th

"Performance measurement-establishing metrics for success and assessing results-is a crucial first step in making informed decisions in all areas o

"Racial and ethnic disparity is pervasive in the American criminal justice system.

"This study evaluates two of Allegheny County (PA)’s programs to improve the successful reintegration of jail inmates following their return to the

“A new way to fund what works by bringing communities together to scale what works, pay for success can help improve the lives of people in need ..

This is "the first study to focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth; young men who have sex with men (

"This report describes the EBDM [Evidence-Based Decision-Making] Phase II technical assistance approach and presents findings and themes from the p

This "background analysis examines how individuals with mental illness are processed and treated in the criminal justice system and discusses the i

"Local governments across the U.S. are striving to improve public safety and optimize criminal justice investments ...

"All crime data have flaws, but sexual assault data are notoriously inaccurate. Why are these data so problematic?

"People leaving prison often return to the community lacking health insurance and thus access to appropriate health care.

This report focuses on LGBTQ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning] youth who become involved in the commercial sex market

This Special Report presents "a description of drug offenders in federal prison, including criminal history, demographics, gun involvement in the o

"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

"In 2010, an ambitious model for social change emerged in Chicago that aimed to connect detained youth and those at risk for incarceration (“at-ris

"Almost half of the 195,809 federally sentenced individuals in the Bureau of Prisons are serving time for drug trafficking offenses, but little is

"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 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.

"TJC [Transition from Jail to Community] represents an integrated approach spanning organizational boundaries to deliver needed information, servic

This report summarizes findings from the Urban Institute’s replication validation of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Employment Retenti