The Sentencing Foundation will test whether by equipping sentencing judges with the tools and knowledge to match defendants with appropriate and individualized resources that address the root causes of their offenses, it can foster collaboration among judges, probation officers, service providers, and defendants to create a system of accountability that helps individuals achieve long-term rehabilitation. While there are existing initiatives focused on re-entry support or alternative sentencing, the Sentencing Foundation’s Resource-Based Sentencing and Supervision model is uniquely based in a courtroom setting and combines sentencing judges, probation officers, community-based service providers, and defendants in a way that holistically supports the defendant and creates the necessary conditions and mutual accountability to keep them from reoffending.
