This brief webinar explains how Michigan’s Swift and Sure Probation Program works and how it’s different from treatment-based courts.
Montana’s Senate has passed a bill to use swift and proportionate sanctioning to address technical violations of probation terms.
Pennsylvania’s SIP (State Intermediate Punishment) progress report indicates that the program, which is based on HOPE, has saved the state nearly $80 million and has reduced recidivism compared to supervision as usual.
A Southern California gang member allegedly killed a police officer and injured another after being released from a short jail stint for violating terms of his SCF-based community supervision.