Criminal Justice
Waukesha Tragedy Highlights the Problem With Cash Bail
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Pretrial Justice
Waukesha Tragedy Highlights the Problem With Cash Bail
How Jail Decarceration Benefits Communities
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Pretrial Justice
How Jail Decarceration Benefits Communities
Q&A
How Money Bail Supporters Keep Getting It Wrong
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Pretrial Justice
How Money Bail Supporters Keep Getting It Wrong
Katz: We Must Look to States for Scalable Change in Policing
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Policing
Katz: We Must Look to States for Scalable Change in Policing
Maximizing Opportunity, Minimizing Injustice for Our Nation’s Veterans
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Drug Prices
Maximizing Opportunity, Minimizing Injustice for Our Nation’s Veterans
Media Wants to Cover People. Alec Karakatsanis Thinks Systems Are More Interesting.
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Policing
Media Wants to Cover People. Alec Karakatsanis Thinks Systems Are More Interesting.
Q&A
Voters Embrace Police Accountability, Reject Sweeping Changes in a Mid-Year Election
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Policing
Voters Embrace Police Accountability, Reject Sweeping Changes in a Mid-Year Election
Traffic Stops Suffer From Racial Disparities Even When Controlling for Conditions, New Research Finds
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Policing
Traffic Stops Suffer From Racial Disparities Even When Controlling for Conditions, New Research Finds
Rethinking How the FBI Measures Gun Violence
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Criminal Justice
Rethinking How the FBI Measures Gun Violence
As Rikers Hits New Nadir, an Early Release Program Shows Promise
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Prisons
As Rikers Hits New Nadir, an Early Release Program Shows Promise
Law Enforcement and Activists Unite Behind EQUAL Act
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Prisons
Law Enforcement and Activists Unite Behind EQUAL Act
A Search for Healing in the 'Trauma-to-Prison Pipeline'
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Prisons
A Search for Healing in the ‘Trauma-to-Prison Pipeline’
Q&A
For The People is Fighting Back Against Draconian Prison Sentences
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Pretrial Justice
For The People is Fighting Back Against Draconian Prison Sentences
Q&A
Policing Reform Continues Even as the Senate Fails
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Policing
Policing Reform Continues Even as the Senate Fails
Bronx Defenders is Transforming How Public Defenders Serve Clients
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Public Defense
Bronx Defenders is Transforming How Public Defenders Serve Clients
Q&A
Why Transforming the Culture of Public Defense Can Advance Greater Criminal Justice Reform
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Public Defense
Why Transforming the Culture of Public Defense Can Advance Greater Criminal Justice Reform
Q&A
How Can We Design Better Public Defense Systems?
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Public Defense
How Can We Design Better Public Defense Systems?
Q&A
In America’s Courtrooms, the Need for High-Quality Public Defense is Vital
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Public Defense
In America’s Courtrooms, the Need for High-Quality Public Defense is Vital
Fighting for the Underdogs: The Role of Public Defense Attorneys in America
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Pretrial Justice
Fighting for the Underdogs: The Role of Public Defense Attorneys in America
Q&A
What Happens When Prisons Prioritize Rehabilitation Over Punishment?
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Prisons
What Happens When Prisons Prioritize Rehabilitation Over Punishment?
The $8,000 Tube of Toothpaste: Courts Are Charging Young People Thousands of Dollars in Fees and Fines They Can’t Afford
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Fines and Fees
The $8,000 Tube of Toothpaste: Courts Are Charging Young People Thousands of Dollars in Fees and Fines They Can’t Afford
Q&A
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