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How AI Highlights the Need for Better Mental Health Care

Our new brief outlines how concerns about AI and mental health treatment shed light on the need for accessible, high-quality care.

Voices of Justice: Aisha Greene on the Collective Work of Jail Reform

A conversation with Aisha S. Greene on community safety, reducing incarceration, and how to get the research in justice reform to stick.

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Designing Safe Summers

New community-led murals for Gun Violence Awareness Month showcase how art can cultivate safety and connection.

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4 Ways to Reimagine Justice in Local Courts

Our new report outlines key recommendations to help municipal courts deliver justice in more meaningful ways.

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Changing the Default Setting on the Justice System

A note from our CEO Courtney Bryan on the launch of Community Justice Solutions, our new venture to bring evidence-based innovations to courts and communities across the country.

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Voices of Justice: Aisha Greene on the Collective Work of Jail Reform

A conversation with Aisha S. Greene on community safety, reducing incarceration, and how to get the research in justice reform to stick.

4 Ways to Reimagine Justice in Local Courts

Our new report outlines key recommendations to help municipal courts deliver justice in more meaningful ways.

Changing the Default Setting on the Justice System

A note from our CEO Courtney Bryan on the launch of Community Justice Solutions, our new venture to bring evidence-based innovations to courts and communities across the country.

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Does NYC’s Pedicab Problem Hold the Key to Justice Reform?

What New York City’s “pedicab problem” can teach us about delivering justice in today’s world.

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Voices of Justice: Shamilia Tocruray on Art as a Tool for Change

A conversation with Shamilia Tocruray, Director of Education at the Brooklyn Museum, on the intersection of arts and justice.

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As AI Shapes the Future, Courts Can Learn from the Past

AI is already shaping the justice system. How can we make sure these technologies are used to make that system more, not less, human?

Voices of Justice: Twyla Carter on Driving Systemic Change

A conversation with Twyla Carter, Attorney-in-Chief and CEO of The Legal Aid Society.

New Leadership for Rikers: What’s Ahead?

Closing Rikers Island is the only way to ensure dignity and safety for all New Yorkers.

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Less Jail, More Safety?

Four findings from our new research on the impact of jail reduction reforms on public safety.

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Emily Galvin Almanza on Moving Past Punishment

On our New Thinking podcast, Emily Galvin Almanza talks about the urgent task of transforming the justice system.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of AI in the Criminal Justice System

As artificial intelligence plays a growing role across our institutions, how can we make sure courts and justice systems use it responsibly?

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Beyond Mass Incarceration: 3 Problems and 3 Solutions

Three core problems that stem from excessive incarceration—and practical responses to build a better justice system.

How AI Highlights the Need for Better Mental Health Care

Voices of Justice: Aisha Greene on the Collective Work of Jail Reform

Designing Safe Summers

4 Ways to Reimagine Justice in Local Courts

Changing the Default Setting on the Justice System

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Voices of Justice: Aisha Greene on the Collective Work of Jail Reform

4 Ways to Reimagine Justice in Local Courts

Changing the Default Setting on the Justice System

Does NYC’s Pedicab Problem Hold the Key to Justice Reform?

Voices of Justice: Shamilia Tocruray on Art as a Tool for Change

As AI Shapes the Future, Courts Can Learn from the Past

Voices of Justice: Twyla Carter on Driving Systemic Change

New Leadership for Rikers: What’s Ahead?

Less Jail, More Safety?

Emily Galvin Almanza on Moving Past Punishment

The Do’s and Don’ts of AI in the Criminal Justice System

Beyond Mass Incarceration: 3 Problems and 3 Solutions