by Julie Wright | Feb 16, 2021 | Information, News, Uncategorized
A group of Texas judges and court officials told the state’s Senate Finance Committee that Texas would need to dedicate time and money to address court backlog. The group urged the committee to reconsider cutting $550,000 a year from a fund that pays for...
by Julie Wright | Feb 9, 2021 | Information, News
We’re continuing our exploration of pandemic-related court backlog this week with a look at courts in Idaho. According to Idaho court officials, the state’s court backlog has been steadily increasing since March 2020. And although Idaho’s courts...
by Julie Wright | Feb 3, 2021 | Industry news, Information
Pricing is a shadowy subject in the criminal justice field. Many companies that work with probation, parole, or court programs, don’t post their prices publicly. Pricing information must be requested and—even then—the quoted price doesn’t necessarily include the...
by Julie Wright | Jan 29, 2021 | Information, News
When the pandemic forced courts to close in March 2020, it was apparent that the closures were going have an impact on how many cases were heard. What was not as readily clear was how significant the impact would be and how large the case backlog would become. Now, 10...
by Julie Wright | Jan 28, 2021 | Information, News
Earlier this week we dove into how evidence-based practices have become the cornerstone for addressing the issues of modern probation. We closed that post by summarizing what researchers argue are the tenets of effective and appropriation supervision models. They...
by Julie Wright | Jan 26, 2021 | Information, News
Last week, we looked at five issues that have contributed to probation being a primary driver of incarceration. A quick reminder of what the issues are: Excessive Rules Inappropriate Supervision Levels Inadequate Treatment Long Probation Terms Overextended Probation...