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Designing Safe Summers

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

Two women, including Neighborhood Safety Initiatives Senior Director Layman Lee, speaking while interacting with a miniature architectural model of multiple apartment buildings.

Community Justice on Display: A Photo Essay

Take a walk through some creative initiatives that are transforming how safety and justice get delivered in New York and beyond.

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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.

A row of pedicabs -- bicycle-drawn carriages -- line New York City's Central Park on a bright spring day

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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Women Turning Ideas Into Actions

Kristina, Lise, and Kiran turn ideas into action.

In the News: Gun Violence and Justice Reform

Raising the Center’s voice to keep the public informed.

Community Residents are the Experts

We provide communities with tools to address safety challenges.

The American South: Building Trust, Creating Change

From Ideas to Action in the South

Changemakers in Action: Saadiq Newton-Boyd

Saadiq Newton-Boyd knows from his experience with Brooklyn Justice Initiatives that you have to genuinely see potential in the community and let its members lead the way on the solutions to enact positive change.

Community Programming as a Response to Crime

People who are arrested for low-level charges across New York City can resolve their cases without ever stepping into a courtroom.

Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day

Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day with us by recognizing the incredible work being done by tribal justice systems across the United States.

The Crisis on Rikers: The Time for Action is Now

The Center for Court Innovation welcomes the attention New York leaders are giving Rikers Island in the wake of the inexcusable and preventable deaths that have occurred there this year. Now is the time for swift and decisive action to prevent more harm and commit to the policies that will close the jails on Rikers Island forever.

Building Trust with Our Vulnerable Neighbors

The way to achieve safety for everyone starts with the community.

Five Community Leaders on the Future of Justice

For 25 years, the Center for Court Innovation has invested in community-driven models for safety and justice.

Meeting Devastation with Resilience and Creativity

Our 2020 Annual Report is now available.

Reducing Incarceration in Queens, N.Y.

Jail populations across the country have been rising steadily for months, subjecting more people to the harms of incarceration with the added threat of COVID-19.