This report is one in a series of reports for the Aligning Supervision Conditions with Risk and Needs (ASCRN) project, the goal of which was to reduce probation and parole revocations and reorient community supervision toward promoting…
The Understanding How Probation and Parole Conditions Are Set in Three States report series was developed as part of the Aligning Supervision Conditions with Risk and Needs project, the goal of which is to reduce probation and…
Since 2019, Ramsey County Community Corrections (RCCC) and the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice have collaborated on the Reducing Revocations Challenge, a CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance national…
Community supervision, commonly known as probation or parole, involves people serving part of their sentence under supervision while living in the community. Supervision conditions are requirements that individuals must comply with during…
The consequences of a criminal conviction in Minnesota are multifaceted. Alongside the immediate repercussions, such as potential incarceration or probation, there lies a less publicized yet significant aspect: the financial obligations…
This study examines the response of the Colorado Board of Parole to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To mitigate the spread of the virus within correctional facilities, it increased the parole grant rate, expedited case review, and utilized special…
This report examines the challenges and opportunities that states faced in deciding whether to release people from prison during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on the legal mechanisms available to jurisdictions and the factors that…
Out next month through the University of California Press' Federal Sentencing Reporter 35 (3), "Reassessing, Rethinking, Revising: The Essential Work of Sentencing Commissions," is an article adapted from the speech given by Robina…
In Spring 2022, the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) launched the Task Force on Long Sentences. The group of 16 experts represents a broad range of experience and perspectives, including crime victims and survivors, formerly incarcerated…
When researchers, policymakers, and advocates examine the impact of long sentences, they typically focus on issues such as the statutory lengths of sentences or the roles that prosecutors and judges play in imposing sentences. While…
