Criminal Justice
Researching the Intersections Between Criminal Justice and Poverty: Q&A with Heather Reynolds of the Lab for Economic Opportunities
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Reintegration
Researching the Intersections Between Criminal Justice and Poverty: Q&A with Heather Reynolds of the Lab for Economic Opportunities
“We should study prisons just like we study hospitals or schools — we need to ask what prisons are for and if they live up to expectations.”
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Prisons
“We should study prisons just like we study hospitals or schools — we need to ask what prisons are for and if they live up to expectations.”
“If we see that policies have unintended consequences, we have to change them”
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Police Response
“If we see that policies have unintended consequences, we have to change them”
How a Group of Corrections Officers Are Working to Improve Prison Conditions and Community Safety
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Prisons
How a Group of Corrections Officers Are Working to Improve Prison Conditions and Community Safety
“The gold standard should be to implement policies that are supported by data”
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Policing
“The gold standard should be to implement policies that are supported by data”
Texas Justice Initiative: Tracking Deaths in Custody
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Prisons
Texas Justice Initiative: Tracking Deaths in Custody
Supporting Second Chances in the Nation’s Capital
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Criminal Justice
Supporting Second Chances in the Nation’s Capital
Second Chance Month
How Added Resources Can Help Solve Violent Crime and Build Community Trust
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Community Safety
How Added Resources Can Help Solve Violent Crime and Build Community Trust
Q&A
Criminal Justice
Why Evidence Matters
States and “Familiar Faces” in the Justice System
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Community Safety
States and “Familiar Faces” in the Justice System
To Solve More Violent Crimes, State and Federal Leaders Push New Policies
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Crime Reduction
To Solve More Violent Crimes, State and Federal Leaders Push New Policies
How Bolstering Health Care for People Reentering Communities Improves Safety
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Reintegration
How Bolstering Health Care for People Reentering Communities Improves Safety
Q&A
Drug Prices
What a Bipartisan State of the Union Looks Like
Op-Ed
Using Jail Data to Improve Public Safety and Reduce Incarceration
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Pretrial Justice
Using Jail Data to Improve Public Safety and Reduce Incarceration
Q&A
Policymakers Are Looking for Solutions: Q&A with Greg Newburn of the Niskanen Center
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Community Safety
Policymakers Are Looking for Solutions: Q&A with Greg Newburn of the Niskanen Center
Q&A
Across The Nation, A New Generation of Solutions-Oriented Sheriffs Take Office
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Community Safety
Across The Nation, A New Generation of Solutions-Oriented Sheriffs Take Office
Medical Groups Disavow Discredited Excuse for Deaths in the Criminal Justice System
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Crime Reduction
Medical Groups Disavow Discredited Excuse for Deaths in the Criminal Justice System
New Project Aims to Address the Lack of Up-to Date Data on Crime
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Crime Reduction
New Project Aims to Address the Lack of Up-to Date Data on Crime
Parole Board Members Weigh In on How to Address the Community Supervision Crisis
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Community Supervision
Parole Board Members Weigh In on How to Address the Community Supervision Crisis
23 Stories of Transformative Policymaking from 2023
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Policing
23 Stories of Transformative Policymaking from 2023
Year in Review
Prisons
Learning from the First Step Act
Op-Ed
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