Corrections and Public Safety

Issues to Watch

Issues to Watch – 2020

Anne Roberts Brody, Cody Allen and Roger Moore As the 2020 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across...
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Webinar

Improving Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

Roger Moore SLC Human Services & Public Safety Committee Virtual Program Presiding Officer: Senator Katrina Shealy,...
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Other

Adult Correctional Systems, Education, Medicaid and Transportation 2019

Comparative Data Reports (CDRs) are prepared annually by select SLC states’ fiscal research departments. These reports track...
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Issues to Watch

Issues to Watch – 2019

Anne Roberts Brody, Cody Allen and Roger Moore As the 2019 legislative cycle begins, legislators across...
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Issue Brief

The Growth of Synthetic Opioids in the South

Roger Moore The drug epidemic, driven in large part by the ongoing opioid crisis, continues to...
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Policy Analysis

Distracted Driving Laws in SLC Member States

Roger Moore In recent years, states across the South have enacted laws to mitigate distracted driving...
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Regional Resource

Opioids and Organ Donations: A Tale of Two Crises

Nick Bowman At least 42,249 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2016, a 28 percent increase...
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Other

Adult Correctional Systems, Education and Medicaid 2017

Comparative Data Reports (CDRs) are prepared annually by select SLC states’ fiscal research departments. These reports track...
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Policy Analysis

Bail and Pretrial Reforms in Southern States

Mitchell Gray Lawmakers in several SLC member states have enacted legislation aimed at reducing correctional populations...
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