Reducing Jail Populations: Revisiting Technical Violations of Community Supervision to Decrease Jail Admissions and Length of Stay

Feb. 2, 2023 , 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Contact Leenah Hegazy (202) 942-4263 Lhegazy@naco.org

Contact Nastassia Walsh (202) 942-4289 nwalsh@naco.org

Webinar

Reducing Jail Populations: Revisiting Technical Violations of Community Supervision to Decrease Jail Admissions and Length of Stay

February 2, 2023 , 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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Reducing Jail Populations: Revisiting Technical Violations of Community Supervision to Decrease Jail Admissions and Length of Stay

Leenah Hegazy, Nastassia Walsh

February 2, 2023

February 2, 2023, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Slides

Event Health Human Services Counties Futures Lab Data-Driven Justice

Event
Reducing Jail Populations: Revisiting Technical Violations of Community Supervision to Decrease Jail Admissions and Length of Stay

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Reducing the number of people in jail for technical violations can help decrease jail populations and improve outcomes and compliance with supervision conditions. Counties can reduce this kind of incarceration by reducing case processing times and implementing specialized caseloads.

In October 2022, NACo released its County Guide to Reducing Jail Populations and Costs, a web-based toolkit with key policies, practices and county examples for addressing local drivers of jail populations. Join NACo for a five-part virtual learning series that outlines key policies to address these drivers and features communities implementing impactful solutions that promote racial equity and reduce jail populations. Learn more and register.

Unable to attend? Watch the recording here.

2023-02-02

Webinar

2023-02-02

Unable to attend? Watch the recording here.

Reducing the number of people in jail for technical violations can help decrease jail populations and improve outcomes and compliance with supervision conditions. Counties can reduce this kind of incarceration by reducing case processing times and implementing specialized caseloads.

In October 2022, NACo released its County Guide to Reducing Jail Populations and Costs, a web-based toolkit with key policies, practices and county examples for addressing local drivers of jail populations. Join NACo for a five-part virtual learning series that outlines key policies to address these drivers and features communities implementing impactful solutions that promote racial equity and reduce jail populations. Learn more and register.

Richard Powell

District Administrator, Missouri Department of Probation & Parole, St. Louis County, Mo.

David Taylor

Division Director, Intensive Probation & Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Maricopa County Adult Probation, Maricopa County, Ariz.

Kristi Ward

Division Director, Justice-Involved Women Unit, Maricopa County Adult Probation, Maricopa County, Ariz.

Beth M. Huebner, PhD

Director and Watts Endowed Professor for Public Safety for the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University

Slides

Justice & Public Safety

Reports & Toolkits

County Guide for Reducing Jail Populations and Costs

County officials are implementing data-driven and evidence-based policies, practices and programs to decrease jail populations, reduce associated costs and meet the social and safety needs of communities.

Veterans Affairs

Policy Brief

Authorize Resources for County Veteran Service Officers (CVSOs)

ACTION NEEDED: Urge your members of Congress to pass the Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act (H.R. 4601/S. 2405), which would authorize federal funding to expand and strengthen County Veteran Service Officers (CVSOs).
Human Services

Policy Brief

Fully Fund the Older Americans Act (OAA)

ACTION NEEDED: Urge your members of Congress to appropriate Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding for Older Americans Act (OAA) programs at or above the level of $2.46 billion as authorized in the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (SOAA, P.L. 116-131). BACKGROUND:
Human Services

Policy Brief

Support the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)

Urge your Members of Congress to increase the funding cap for the Services Block Grant (SSBG).
Health

Policy Brief

Protect Funding for Core Local Public Health Services and Prevention Programs

Urge your members of Congress, especially those who serve on the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees, to protect funding for local public health services and prevention programs made possible by the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF).
Human Services

Policy Brief

Reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant

Urge your Members of Congress to enact a long-term, substantive reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Health

Policy Brief

Support Counties in Improving Health Services for Justice-Involved Individuals

Urge your members of Congress to support counties’ efforts to improve health services for justice-involved individuals and reduce the number of people with mental illness in jails. Specifically, urge your representatives on health-authorizing committees to support legislation that would allow individuals in custody to continue receiving Medicaid and other federal health benefits until they are convicted, sentenced and incarcerated; require states to suspend instead of terminate Medicaid for individuals in jails; and allow for comprehensive behavioral health services and the recruitment of health professionals in county jails.