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Criminal Justice Improvement and Recidivism Reduction through State, Local, and Tribal Justice Reinvestment Program

Award Information

Award #
2010-RR-BX-K069
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
Original Solicitation

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2014, $550,000)

The purpose of the FY 2014 Criminal Justice Improvement and Recidivism Reduction Competitive Grant Program is to continue to implement the Justice Reinvestment (JRI) model. JRI refers to a data-driven model that: (1) analyzes criminal justice trends to understand what factors are driving the growth in jail and prison populations; (2) develops and implements policy options to manage the growth in corrections expenditures, generates savings in public revenues, and increases the effectiveness of current spending and investment to increase public safety and improve offender accountability; (3) reinvests a portion of the savings into the justice system to further reduce corrections spending and into the community to further prevent crime; and (4) measures the impact of the policy changes and reinvestment resources and holds policymakers accountable for projected results. The Center for Effective Public Policy, Inc. will provide continued support to equip local and tribal jurisdictions to pursue a JRI Strategy. They will provide technical assistance support to local and tribal-level JRI program implementations.

NCA/NCF

Date Created: September 10, 2014