Federal Legislation
Justice Reinvestment Bill Updates
03/11/2010 – Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Manage Costs and Reduce Prison Population Growth
03/11/2010 – Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
Video begins at minute 70:0002/26/2010 – The Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act S. 2772/H.R. 4080 Lobby Packet
11/17/2009 - CSG Justice Center Applauds U.S. House and Senate Members’ Introduction of Justice Reinvestment Bill
11/16/2009 – Justice Reinvestment Bill Introduced in U.S. House (H.R. 4080)
11/16/2009 – Justice Reinvestment Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate (S. 2772)
Justice Reinvestment on The Hill
05/11/2010 – U.S. House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on H.R. 4080, the Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act of 2009
4:00 PM, 2141 Rayburn House Office BuildingAdam Gelb, Project Director, Public Safety Performance Project (Testimony)
Hon. John T. Broderick, Jr., Chief Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court (Testimony)
Hon. Jerry A. Madden, Texas House of Representatives (Testimony)
Nancy G. LaVigne, Ph.D., Center Director, Justice Policy Center, The Urban Institute (Testimony)
Hon. Steven S. Alm, Judge, Second Division, Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit, Hawaii (Testimony)
04/01/2009 – House Appropriations Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Justice Reinvestment
Hearing: Justice Reinvestment (Transcript)1:30 PM, H-309 The Capitol
Mike Thompson, Council of State Governments Justice Center (Testimony)
Rep. Jerry Madden, Vice-Chair, House Corrections Committee, Texas House of Representatives (Testimony)
Roger Werholtz, Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections (Testimony)
For inquiries regarding the federal strategy for Justice Reinvestment, please contact:
Jamal Nelson
Government Affairs
Council of State Governments Justice Center
Phone: (240) 482-8580
Email: jnelson@csg.org
National Media on Justice Reinvestment
05/11/2009 – The New York Times: “Shrinking Prison Populations“
“Congress does not have to look far for proven programs. New prison sentencing and re-entry policies are already taking hold in several states, thanks in part to work by the Council of State Governments’ prison policy arm, the Justice Center, with the support of the Pew Charitable Trust’s Center on the States.”
05/17/2008 – The New York Times: “New Tack on Straying Parolees Offers a Hand Instead of Cuffs”, by Erik Eckholm
“Today, Kansas is a leader in a spreading national effort to make parole more effective and useful — to reduce violations and reincarcerations as it protects the public and seeks to help more offenders go straight.”
7/2/2007 – The New York Times: “A Much-Needed Second Chance“
“Congress needs to pass the Second Chance Act, which would provide grants, guidance and assistance to states and localities that are developing programs to reintegrate former inmates into their communities.”
6/18/2007 – Stateline.org: “States Seek Alternatives to More Prisons”, by John Gramlich
“With swelling prison populations cutting into state budgets, lawmakers are exploring ways to ease overcrowding beyond building expensive new correctional facilities.”