CSG Justice Center

TODAY: Leaders from New Jersey, Utah, Virginia, and Washington are meeting to discuss how their states are working with the CSG Justice Center to improve local crisis systems.

Learn how your state can benefit from our policy tools and national experts.

💻 Don’t miss this webinar: https://hubs.la/Q04mH8Zn0

🤝 "We can't do this by ourselves in policing, and behavioral health providers cannot do it by themselves either."

Waco Police Department Chief Sheryl Victorian recently talked to the CSG Justice Center's Ernest Stevens about how her Texas city’s innovative crisis call diversion program is improving crisis response.

Watch or listen to the full conversation:

What Police Departments Can Learn from Waco - CSG Justice Center Ernest Stevens, from the award-winning HBO documentary “Crisis Cops,” interviews Waco, Texas, Police Chief Sheryl Victorian.

Want to make the most of your county's investments in behavioral health services and diversion programs? Don’t spend millions only to maintain or worsen the status quo.

The CSG Justice Center has a new opportunity for counties to connect more people to behavioral health care and safely divert people from incarceration—all while saving taxpayer dollars.

Applications are open through July 31.

Apply today:

Apply Now to Pilot New Tool for Behavioral Health Interventions in Your County - CSG Justice Center Applications are due Friday, July 31, 2026.

Reentry works best when it starts long before someone leaves prison.

Last week, our colleague Jesse Kelley joined the National Governors Association's Criminal Justice Policy Advisors network to discuss how states are strengthening reentry planning through Reentry 2030.

The discussion highlighted practical strategies that help improve outcomes after incarceration, including:
• Coordinating services across agencies
• Expanding access to housing and health care
• Increasing employment and education opportunities
• Strengthening family and community connections
• Using data to measure progress and improve outcomes

Across the country, Reentry 2030 is helping state and local leaders work toward measurable goals that improve public safety, reduce recidivism, and support successful reentry.

➡️ Learn more about Reentry 2030: https://hubs.la/Q04n7Rw30

🗞️ Read the National Governors Association's recap of the briefing: https://hubs.la/Q04n7XLg0

Home - Reentry2030 Reentry 2030 is breaking incarceration cycles by lowering barriers to housing, health care, and jobs. The Reentry 2030 initiative is both the right thing and the smart thing to do to strengthen our economy, reduce recidivism, and give people the second chance they deserve. Click on a state to learn....