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Local and Tribal Justice Reinvestment

Award Information

Award #
2010-RR-BX-K073
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
Total funding (to date)
$5,515,543

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $2,249,870)

The purpose of the FY 2010 Criminal Justice Reform and Recidivism Reduction Competitive Grant Program is to implement a Justice Reinvestment model. "Justice reinvestment" 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 Community Resources for Justice will use the FY 10 CJ IRR Local and Tribal Justice Reinvestment Program Implementation Category Three funds to support and assist local and tribal jurisdictions with justice reinvestment strategies. In consultation with BJA, the goals of this project are: to conduct a thorough analysis of the jail and community corrections population, and the intervention infrastructure available; conduct a thorough analysis of the jail and community corrections population, and the intervention infrastructure available; support the effective and efficient implementation of justice reinvestment policies; and develop and implement a performance measurement plan that assesses quality, fiscal impact, and outcomes.

CA/NCF

Date Created: September 19, 2010