Reentry Policy Council Newsletter 8.21.08

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IN THIS ISSUE: Features Hill Update Announcements & Events Funding Opportunities Reentry News Publications & Resources Download or Order the Report of the Re-Entry Policy Council New Web-Based Assessments Tool The Justice Center recently launched a web-based tool to help familiarize state and local government officials with various assessment instruments used in corrections systems across the nation to gauge the risks and needs of people who are admitted to prisons and jails. Use the tool Not Subscribed? Click here to subscribe to this and other Justice Center Newsletters August 21, 2008 FEATURES Michigan Governor Creates Statewide Prisoner Reentry Advisory Council Last month, Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm issued Executive Order No. 2008-18, establishing the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Advisory Council. Members of the advisory council represent several state agencies, including the departments of corrections, community health, labor and economic growth, and human services. Read the full story Arizona Lawmakers Enact Innovative, Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Crimes Committed by Probationers In June the Arizona legislature passed with overwhelming bipartisan support SB 1476, "The Safe Communities Act," which creates a performance funding mechanism for probation departments to employ best practices to reduce crime and violations committed by people under probation supervision. Read the full story HILL UPDATE Tribute to Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, key champion of the Second Chance Act (PL 110-199), passed away last night from a ruptured aneurysm. Tubbs Jones was one of the original authors of the Second Chance Act and was known for her tireless work on prisoner reentry and other pressing social issues. Tubbs Jones had served as a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judge and prosecutor before serving five terms in Congress. The CSG Justice Center sends its condolences to her family and staff in this difficult time. Watch a video of Rep. Tubbs Jones speaking about the Second Chance Act ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS Occasional Series on Reentry: Women, Reentry and Everyday Life Prisoner Reentry Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice September 12, 2008 New York, NY 2008 National Conference National Association for Justice Information Systems September 24-26, 2008 Las Vegas, NV National Prisoner Reentry Conference 2008 Christian Association for Prison Aftercare October 16-19, 2008 Sacramento, CA 27th Annual Research and Treatment Conference Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers October 22-25, 2008 Atlanta, GA FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES National Institute of Justice Graduate Research Fellowship The National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking applications for its Graduate Research Fellowship Program, which sponsors research aimed at meeting the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the state and local levels. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides assistance to universities for dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline may propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice in the United States. Application Deadline: November 21, 2008 REENTRY NEWS NV: 8/20/08 - Study suggests Nevada prisons do pretty good job of preventing recidivism (Las Vegas Sun) WA: 8/20/08 - Neighbors fear sex offenders will move into Everett mansion (Seattle Times) KY: 8/19/08 - New parole credit program debated (Kentucky Post) GA: 8/19/08 - State cuts funds to drug courts (Courier Herald) MI: 8/19/08 - City resolution designed to help ex-felons (Kalamazoo Gazette) PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES Renewing Communities, Restoring Hope, Transforming Lives (White House Office on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives) - pdf Not by Government nor Faith Alone: Rethinking Prisoner Reentry (Baylor University) - pdf Using Local Data to Explore the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents (Urban Institute) - pdf Getting in Sync: State-Local Fiscal Partnerships for Public Safety (Pew Center on the States' Public Safety Performance Project)) - pdf Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and Effective Public Safety Strategies (Justice Policy Institute) - pdf This announcement was sent to subscribers of the Reentry Policy Council Newsletter. Please send your comments and suggestions to editors@reentrypolicy.org.

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