September 22, 2016 Criminal Justice Reform and the GOP http://www.redstate.com/diary/davenj1/2016/09/22/criminal-justice-reform-gop/

This article highlights states’ SCF community supervision models.

September 17, 2016 "Strong Opinions" Expected on North Dakota Bill Draft for Incarceration Reform http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/news/north-dakota/4117758-strong-opinions-expected-bill-draft-incarceration-reform

The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation estimates there will be a 75% increase in the state’s prison population in the next ten years. State legislators have introduced reform bills, some of which include SCF probation, to reduce the growing need for prison space.

September 15, 2016 What to Do About Heroin Addicts Who Keep OD’ing http://nypost.com/2016/09/15/what-to-do-about-heroin-addicts-who-keep-oding/

Drug Court with SCF responses is a way to divert heroin addicts who habitually overdose to treatment instead of prison or the streets.