Justice Reinvestment Initiative at the Local Level

The purpose of the FY 2011 Criminal Justice Improvement and Recidivism Reduction Competitive Grant Program is to continue 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 Community Resources For Justice Inc. (CRJ) will continue to implment a project that is a collaborative, data-driven exploration of the drivers of local corrections populations in order to identify ways to reduce reliance on incarceration. CRJ will work with local criminal justice partners to develop policies that will result in cost savings and reinvestment in effective risk reduction strategies, and subsequently to implement those policies. NCA/NCF

The purpose of the FY 2013 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; and (3) 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 supplemental funding to support jurisdictions with justice reinvestment strategies. In consultation with BJA, the goals of this project are: to conduct a thorough analysis ofthe 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.

NCA/NCF

The purpose of the FY 2014 Solicited - Corrections grant is to continue the 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; and (3) 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 supplemental funding to support 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.NCA/NCF