After New York passed reforms to reduce the number of people locked up due to poverty with 55% of voters supporting the move, a rash of articles portraying bail reform as harmful to public safety began ...
From the report: The goal of this paper is to shine a glaring light on the historical and present role of white supremacy and racism in carceral systems beyond the adult adversarial courtroom and to provide ...
This guide explains the roles of judges, prosecutors, sheriffs and commissions/council members in addressing mass incarceration. #Voting
This research brief by Ross Hatton of the University of North Carolina School of Government Criminal Justice Innovation Lab examines five studies which collectively suggest that providing counsel at first ...
From the report: To support implementation of evidence-based pretrial practices, the Criminal Justice Innovation Lab (CJIL) reviewed available research on the effectiveness of various pretrial support ...