This presentation highlights strategies that both policymakers and philanthropists can pursue to improve the criminal justice system to enhance public safety, empower and restore victims, better reintegrate ex-offenders into society, and control costs to taxpayers.
Criminal Justice
Mississippi must address the root causes of crime
Much like our New Year’s resolutions, aspirations to improve Mississippi’s criminal justice system are carried over from year to year with recommendations that often fall short in their implementation. Since 2014, when the Mississippi legislature established the Corrections and Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force, many annual recommendations have not manifested into results that achieve greater public safety....
March 7, 2023