2024 CJCC Annual Report
A report that reflects on the past year, highlighting annual community safety and justice survey, current partnerships, initiatives, and future strategic goals.
2023 CJCC Annual Report
A report that celebrates CJCC turning five in 2024, highlighting partnerships, initiatives, and annual community safety and justice survey.
2024 LA Public Safety Summit Report
A report highlighting takeaways from the inaugural Louisiana Public Safety Summit hosted by the CJCC.
Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) Report - East Baton Rouge Parish
Mapping the sequential intercepts allowed for a comprehensive view of intervention and diversion opportunities, revealing gaps and redundancies in services and resources.
Developing a Pretrial Services Agency in East Baton Rouge Parish
This report details technical assistance provided by the Justice Management Institute to the East Baton Rouge Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee (EBR CJCC) and the Louisiana 19th Judicial Circuit Court to assess the feasibility of converting the Parish’s Bail Bond Program into a full-function pretrial services agency.
Population Projection Study for Correctional Facilities in East Baton Rouge Parish
JFA Institute conducted a study that depicts a ten-year projection of the East Baton Rouge Parish (EBR) adult jail population as well as a projection of the Parish’s juvenile facility.
2025 Community Warrant Resolution Clinic
CJCC collaborated with several local courts including the 19th JDC, Baton Rouge City Court, East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court, Zachary City Court, and Baker City Court to put together a community wide warrant resolution day, where individuals could come and get their bench warrants recalled without penalty or charge. The flyer below shows the final statistics of participants and warrants recalled.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Crime, Arrests, and Jail Populations
The JFA Institute conducted a report that outlines the data revealing that most individuals released on pretrial status were not rebooked into jail, and the ones who were rarely returned with a violent crime charge.
Position Statement: Alternatives to Pre-Trial Incarceration
In early 2022, CJCC Engage created a position statement for recommendations to reduce overreliance on pre-trial detention in East Baton Rouge Parish.
2022 Safety and Justice Community Survey Report
A report highlighting survey results from 450 East Baton Rouge Parish Residents conducted by LJR Custom Strategies to discover how residents perceive safety and justice.
Jail Populations, Violent Crime, and COVID-19
This report details findings that there is no correlation between declines in jail incarceration and increases in violent crime through COVID-19. The report was conducted in partnership with CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance and the Safety and Justice Challenge. East Baton Rouge Parish data is included in this report.
East Baton Rouge Parish on Addressing COVID-19 in our Local Justice System
Ending the overuse of jails is critical work that must continue—both in this current public health emergency and in the long-term. East Baton Rouge Parish plans to build upon several initiatives that were implemented during the COVID-19 response which have proven beneficial to reducing the inmate population and increasing case processing efficiencies while maintaining public safety.
Click on the button below to learn more about how we achieved a 25.9% reduction in jail population while prioritizing public health and safety.