Fwd: 5 Overlooked Reentry Measures; New Webinars on Juvenile Justice and Reentry; Stepping Up's 10-Year Anniversary; and More

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On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM Justice Briefing from CSG Justice Center <jc-...@csg.org> wrote:

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View as Webpage INSIDE: 5 overlooked reentry measures; New webinars on juvenile justice and reentry; Stepping Up's 10-year anniversary; and more July 15, 2025 REENTRY Beyond Recidivism: 5 Measures Every State Should Track to Improve Reentry Recidivism alone doesn’t capture the full story of how successful a reentry program is. This new brief highlights critical reentry outcomes (and dozens of metrics) related to health care, housing, and employment that states and localities may not be tracking.  STATE INNOVATION From Courtroom to Care: 5 Strategies Behind a New Jail Diversion Program With new funding from the legislature, New Mexico is rapidly expanding a pilot program that’s diverting people with mental health needs and low-level charges out of the justice system and into treatment and housing.   MENTAL HEALTH The 10-Year Impact—and Future—of Stepping Up As the Stepping Up initiative marks its 10th year, America is still facing a behavioral health crisis in jails and communities—but we now know more about how to overcome it. Since 2015, the CSG Justice Center, American Psychiatric Association Foundation, National Association of Counties, and local leaders across nearly every state have been joining forces to:  Use data to understand where people fall through the cracks,   Divert people from jail when there’s no risk to public safety, Deploy mobile crisis and co-responder teams that include mental health professionals, Embed behavioral health treatment in jails, and Create new accountability measures to track and improve outcomes.  Read about the impact counties have had, our priorities for the next decade, and how you can get or stay involved. Then join us on August 14 to hear from the first state to launch a Stepping Up for Youth initiative. Learn how the Stepping Up framework has been adapted to support state and local leaders in their efforts to establish or expand early intervention, behavioral health screenings and services, and cross-system coordination between juvenile justice and behavioral health.  REGISTER NOW MORE EVENTS NEXT WEEK: The Future of Reentry Programs and Policy Reentry is at a critical juncture. Join federal and state leaders to learn about:  What the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 means for reentry support and innovation New trends in parole and probation failures that are driving up prison populations The latest cross-agency strategies that are proven to reduce recidivism How to join and align your work with the Reentry 2030 initiative   REGISTER NOW   MEET THE BOARD Q&A With Justice Briana Zamora Justice Zamora of the New Mexico Supreme Court is one of the new members of our Advisory Board. Her leadership will help drive meaningful justice system improvements.  In this interview, we discussed her prevention and diversion work and why she thinks youth gun violence is one of the justice system's biggest challenges. Follow CSG Justice Center:

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