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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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New Roadmap Proposes Overhaul of NYC Pedicab Industry

The Center, Council Member Gale Brewer, the Times Square Alliance, the Central Park Conservancy, and more call for changes to secure safe, regulated pedicab industry and prevent criminalizing drivers.

Five members of our Eviction Diversion Initiative team stand smiling for a photo indoors in front of wall posters with program name.

Eviction Prevention Gets a Boost in New York

The Eviction Diversion Initiative, which supports tenants at risk of losing their homes, is expanding to more housing courts across the city and state.

Inside Literary Prize 2026 Shortlist Announced

Hundreds of incarcerated judges will select winner of the nation's first major book prize decided exclusively by people in prison.

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Investing in Community Justice

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

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.

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.

Start Here on NPR

NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross looks at our efforts to reduce the use of unnecessary incarceration.

2018 Community Courts and Public Safety Conference

National training on community courts – May 7-9, 2018 in Birmingham, Alabama

Please join us in Birmingham, Alabama, May 7-9, to discuss and learn more about how local justice systems can work with communities to increase public safety.

Just Released! Start Here: A Road Map To Reducing Mass Incarceration

What can be done right now to reduce the number of people sent to jail and prison?

Downtown Library Welcomes Spokane Community Court with Open Arms

The community court in downtown Spokane represents a marriage of two venerable pillars of democracy: the courthouse and the library.

Justice Innovation in Times of Change: New Challenges, New Opportunities

The Center for Court Innovation, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Quinnipiac University School of Law, hosted Justice Innovation in Times of Change: New Challenges, New Opportunities, a one-day conference in September 2016, providing an opportunity for practitioners from both inside and outside the justice system to learn about a range of topics related to chronic lower-level offending.

Community Justice 2016: The International Conference of Community Courts

In April 2016, more than 400 participants from 110 jurisdictions gathered in Chicago for a three-day meeting on how to reduce crime and incarceration while improving public trust in justice.

Reinvesting in Justice: What Comes Next?

Procedural justice, and its intersections with race, policing, and justice system legitimacy, was a major theme of our summit on criminal justice challenges and innovative reform efforts.