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Testing the Cost Savings of Judicial Diversion

By Mark S. Waller, Shannon M. Carey, Erin Farley and Michael Rempel

Rockefeller Drug Law Reform, adopted in April 2009, eliminated mandatory prison sentences in New York State for most felony drug offenders and sought to link more felony-level drug and property offenders to treatment through judicial diversion. This study looked at the impact of judicial diversion, finding that the new law increased court-ordered treatment participation (although precise effects varied widely by county); reduced incarceration and recidivism among those treated; and increased savings.

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After Rockefeller: Research Findings on the Statewide Impact of Judicial Diversion

Shannon M. Carey of NPC Research discusses the impact of the Rockefeller Drug Law Reform, which in 2009 eliminated New York's mandatory prison sentences for most felony drug offenders. According to a study she co-authored, court-ordered treatment enrollment after the reform was implemented in 2009 increased by 77 percent. Also, the study estimated that there would be a potential $2 of newly available resources after five years for every taxpayer dollar invested. (May 2013)

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NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Speaks at Center's 15th Anniversary Benefit

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg applauds the work of the Center for Court Innovation and its founding director John Feinblatt at the Center's 15th anniversary benefit.

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Welcome to Problem Solving: Kelly O'Neill Levy Embraces Her New Assignment as Presiding Judge of the Harlem Community Justice Center

Acting Supreme Court Judge Kelly O'Neill Levy discusses her transition from Bronx Family Court to the Harlem Community Justice Center, where she applies problem-solving strategies to both family and housing cases. (May 2013)

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