State Legislation

(KS) S.B. 14

Community Corrections Risk Reduction Initiative

This law creates a Risk Reduction Initiative that will award funding to community corrections agencies to enhance risk reduction efforts with the goal of decreasing parole and probation revocation rates by 20%. The law also establishes a 60-day program credit to reduce the prison time served by inmates who complete educational, vocational, and/or treatment programs.

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http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/14.pdf

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Homelessness and Prisoner Reentry

Many people released from prison or jail are at risk for homelessness, which can increase the likelihood that they will commit new crimes and return to prison.

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