Data-Driven Programs to Improve Criminal Justice Decision-Making
This brief summarizes JRI and additional data-driven solutions to criminal justice challenges.
State: Louisiana
Caddo Parish Releases Recommendations to Address Jail Overcrowding
Louisiana Justice Reinvestment: Improving Public Safety, Reinvesting in Evidence-Based Practices
In 2017, Louisiana passed a comprehensive justice reform package as a result of its JRI effort. This brief explores Louisiana’s progress toward the legislation’s overarching goals.
Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Prioritizing Prison Resources Where They Matter Most
This brief details how JRI has helped a number of states focus prison space on people who have committed serious, violent, or repeat offenses, freeing up resources to invest in recidivism-reduction strategies.
Strengthening Community-Based Service Capacity through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative
This report describes how 10 states have strengthened community-based capacity to advance public safety goals as part of their JRI processes.
An Assessment of Probation Sentencing Reform in Louisiana and Georgia
This brief details findings and recommendations from as assessment of policies reforming probation sentencing in Louisiana and Georgia to understand their impact on people who are supervised and on outcomes.
Investing in Louisiana Communities Through JRI
This brief explores how investing in reentry supports is allowing each parish in Louisiana to expand programming and services that meet the needs of the people returning home to their community.
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative Improves Community Supervision
This brief highlights how JRI has helped community supervision agencies tackle various challenges.
Justice Reinvestment: Phase II Implementing Statewide Reforms
This brief describes the implementation phase of JRI and highlights the Crime and Justice Institute’s implementation efforts in a number of states.
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative Helps Law Enforcement Keep Communities Safe
This brief highlights how JRI has helped law enforcement in a number of states across the country.
Louisiana’s Reinvestment into Recidivism Reduction and Victim Services
This brief explains how the Crime and Justice Institute helped Louisiana implement policies from 2017 criminal justice legislation that stemmed from JRI.