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Michigan Senate Approves Criminal Justice Reforms
Michigan’s senate has passed a series of criminal justice reforms, including legislation that expands...
Should Victoria (Aus) Introduce a Swifter Model of Sentencing Family Violence Offenders?
Victoria, Australia’s drug court has adopted a quasi-SCF approach, but participants must attend regular...
Oklahoma Justice Reform Task Force Final Report
The Oklahoma Justice Reform Task Force recommends swift, certain, and proportionate sanctions for parole...
Oklahoma Governor’s Task Force Calls for Decreasing Sentences for Drug Crimes
A task force sanctioned by Oklahoma’s governor recommends SCF-based sanctioning for technical parole...
Arkansas Criminal Reform Bill Faces Uphill Battle in Senate Committee
Arkansas’s SB 136 proposes an SCF supervision model that diverts parole and probation violators to community...
Rochester Gun Court Helping to Reduce Violence
Monroe County, MI has adopted an SCF-based approach to its gun court that aims to help young individuals...
San Diego a Model for Crime Prevention Programs
A recent analysis found that San Diego County’s SCF-based re-entry program reduced participants’ rates...
Should Victoria (Aus) Introduce a Swifter Model of Sentencing Family Violence Offenders?
Victoria, Australia’s Drug Court has implemented an SCF-based approach, but requires participants to...
Oklahoma Governor’s Task Force Calls for Decreasing Sentences for Drug Crimes
An Oklahoma task force recommends SCF-based sanctions for technical violations of supervision terms before...
Justice Reinvestment in Montana: Report to the Montana Commission on Sentencing
CSG recommends brief, proportional jail sanctions, and alternative sanctions, for probation and parole...
Montana SB 63
Montana SB 63 outlines specific sanctions for supervision violations using an SCF approach, including...
Honolulu Prosecutor Says Too Many Violent Criminals in Drug Probation Program
Honolulu’s DA argues that violent felons should not be eligible for HOPE.
Mackinac Center Recommendations for Michigan
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recommends expanding Michigan’s Swift & Sure Sanctions Probation...
Dear President Trump: Here’s How to Get Right on Crime
Incorporating SCF supervision is recommended as part of DOJ’s justice reinvestment plan to lower costs...
Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform: Final Report
Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) uses an electronic monitoring system in response to supervision...
Justice Reinvestment in Pennsylvania Seeking Ways to Reduce Recidivism
CSG has recommended an SCF model for Pennsylvania parole violators. Today, an individual may be sent...
Punishment as Moral Fortification
Fortificational punishment focuses on rehabilitating convicted individuals not by approaching them as...
Chester County (Penn.) Prison Population at 15-Year Low
Chester County’s SAVE (Swift Alternative Violation Enforcement) initiative is credited with helping the...
South Dakota AG Announced His Recommendations to the Legislature
South Dakota’s attorney general promotes SCF consequences for probation violations.
In DC the Federal Government Gives Released Criminals Many Chances to Fail
It takes CSOSA, Washington D.C.’s community-supervision agency, up to 51 days to obtain a warrant for...
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