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WASHINGTON ― The total correctional population in the United States fell 1% from yearend 2020 to 2021, according to statistics in Correctional Populations in the United States, 2021 – Statistical Tables and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2021, two reports released today by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The number of persons held in prison or jail or supervised in the community on probation or parole decreased by 61,100, down to an estimated 5,444,900. Overall, an estimated 1 in 48 U.S. residents age 18 or older were under correctional supervision at yearend 2021, down from 1 in 47 in 2020.
U.S. Department of Justice
February 23, 2023
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WASHINGTON ― The total correctional population in the United States fell 1% from yearend 2020 to 2021, according to statistics in Correctional Populations in the United States, 2021 – Statistical Tables and Probation and Parole in the United States, 2021, two reports released today by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The number of persons held in prison or jail or supervised in the community on probation or parole decreased by 61,100, down to an estimated 5,444,900. Overall, an estimated 1 in 48 U.S. residents age 18 or older were under correctional supervision at yearend 2021, down from 1 in 47 in 2020.
U.S. Department of Justice
February 23, 2023
The Minnesota Judicial Council has approved a new version of the Minnesota Pretrial Release Evaluation Form and Assessment Tool (MNPAT). The updates, made after an extensive validation process, are intended to increase the predictiveness and fairness of the tool judges use to help make pretrial release decisions.
MJB News
January 27, 2023
The first of five courts planned to address a criminal case backlog in Milwaukee County could open as soon as June, the county's chief judge said this week. The second and third courts likely will open later in the summer, Chief Judge Mary Triggiano told the Community Justice Council. The new courts are the centerpiece of the criminal justice system's plan to clear the pandemic-related backlog using $14.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
Hillary Mintz
February 15, 2022
This is a prosecutor-led pretrial diversion program to rehabilitate individuals with misdemeanor or felony offenses who are at low risk of reoffending. The program is rated Effective. There were statistically significant reductions in the rearrest rate, days to rearrest, and cases dismissed for treatment group individuals, compared with comparison group individuals, at the 2-year follow-up.
National Institute of Justice
December 20, 2021
Bowne “Bob” J. Sayner passed away January 13, 2022, at the age of 87. He was loving husband of Mary (Hammes); devoted father of Carmen (Doug) Rideout, Peter (Sue) Sayner, John (Kris) Sayner, and Nick (Shawnta) Sayner. He was proud grandfather of 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren and dear brother of Shirlee Goins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clare and Rachel Sayner. He is further survived by other relatives and friends.
Ozaukee News Graphic
January 27, 2022
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