The Crime Report: Justice Reformers Seek More Federal Aid in COVID-19 Crisis

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The Justice Action Network, a national coalition that has been advocating justice system improvements for several years, issued a report on Thursday contending that “as economies tank, state and local budgets dry up …and so do law enforcement efforts, treatment for addiction and mental illness, job training, and so many other essential public safety tools,” said the network’s president, Holly Harris.

She called the report an “alarm bell” demonstrating the need for justice reform.

The group is seeking funding in areas not emphasized in the first federal relief bill, especially to “safely reduce prison and jail overcrowding to slow the spread of COVID-19” and to “preserve and expand alternatives to incarceration, addiction and mental health treatment, and reentry programs.”

The network’s proposal is based largely on recommendations from public officials in 15 states.

https://thecrimereport.org/2020/05/15/justice-reformers-seek-more-federal-aid-in-covid-19-crisis/