Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announced $2.12 million in funding for 74 community-based organizations through the County’s Community Support Grant (CSG) awards program managed by Arundel Community Development Services…
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has announced a plan of policy and practice reforms for the county police department. Kamenetz, accompanied by the county police chief, health officer and other…
At the National Stepping Up Summit in April county leaders and experts from across the nation gathered to talk about the mental health crisis plaguing local jails. Participants shared best…
The Council of State Governments' Justice Center has released a report, Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses at the Pretrial Stage: Essential Elements, which outlines core components and principles…
In collaboration with congressional leaders, the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center held a briefing and announced a bipartisan commitment to reduce…
A national initiative has launched urging counties to step up to reduce the number of people with mental illness in jails. As noted on the initiative's website, the problem is…
This fall, the Council of State Governments Justice Center presented a white paper on school discipline to the Maryland State Board of Education. During the presentation, Emily Morgan, Senior Policy Analyst with the…
The National Association of Counties (NACo) and the Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, in collaboration with congressional leaders, held a briefing on December 9, 2015 and announced a…
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