Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI)

The FY 2015 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: State-Level Technical Assistance solicitation seeks technical assistance organizations to assist high-level state policy teams conduct data analysis to understand drivers of incarceration, to formulate policy responses to those drivers, and to design and implement the strategies to reduce incarceration costs and reinvest savings in evidence-based strategies to improve public safety.

The FY 2015 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Maximizing State Reforms Competitive Grant challenges units of state government and federally recognized Indian tribes to design and implement a strategy to further the goals of a state’s existing justice reinvestment reform efforts, including the commitment to data-driven decisio nmaking and investment in evidence-based practices and programs.