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Voices of Justice: Multiple Pathways to Healing from Intimate Partner Violence

A conversation with Rebecca Thomforde on why addressing intimate partner violence is needed for community justice, how responses have shifted over the past three decades, and what the future of this work looks like.

Gene A. Johnson, Jr. Associate Director, Supervised Release Program, Center for Justice Innovation

This Relationship Education Program Begins with Awareness

What seven years of Tactics & Choices taught us, and why the program has a new name.

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30 Years of Building Community Justice

Exploring key milestones over three decades of building strong communities rooted in safety and justice.

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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.

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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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2020 Community Courts and Public Safety Conference

Statement About the Assault on the Capitol

Yesterday was an ugly day for America.

Communities fight COVID-19: 160,000 masks and supplies delivered

You have long witnessed the stark and systemic inequalities that left communities of color more vulnerable to COVID-19.

Our Commitment to Anti-Racism

We grieve the death of George Floyd and of all those who have been killed or victimized by police.

Investing in Community Justice

Community justice addresses a wide variety of problems, including over-incarceration and racial disparities.

What is the Price of Justice Initiative? A Q&A

This Q&A with Yolaine Menyard and Chidinma Ume provides an overview of the Price of Justice Initiative, which the Center for Court Innovation has been helping to implement with the support of the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance.

California’s ‘Ability-to-Pay’ Calculator Reduces Burden of High Fines and Fees on Drivers

Drivers with fines and fees for traffic violations in California have a right to ask for relief, but the process can be time-consuming, requiring them to submit proof of economic hardship in court.

Closing Rikers Island: A Landmark Vote in NYC

The New York City Council took a major step toward closing the notorious Rikers Island jail complex.

Justice Reform in the United Kingdom

For the past two decades, we have worked to advance justice reform in the United Kingdom.

‘Beyond the Algorithm’: Risk Assessment and Racial Bias

Our new report about risk assessment examines the impact of the algorithms that many jurisdictions are using to measure the risk a defendant will be rearrested or fail to appear in court.

How We Change Justice

We've worked alongside communities in 42 states over the past year to change culture and practice in the justice system.

The Fall Season of the New Thinking Podcast

Each episode of New Thinking takes on pressing issues on justice system reform, talking to the people documenting the problems and those working to solve them. The fall season includes Bruce Western, Kim Foxx, and more.