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Designing Safe Summers
A group of women and men with our Save Our Streets team pose for a group picture in front of a mural featuring a Black child wearing a crown; in the middle, one man holds up a T-shirt that reads

Designing Safe Summers

New community-led murals for Gun Violence Awareness Month showcase how art can cultivate safety and connection.
Changing the Default Setting on the Justice System
Illustrated map of the United States with location markers scattered throughout; on the bottom left, the words

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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Making Space for Safety in Brownsville

Making Space for Safety in Brownsville

Safety is a basic human need. In Brownsville, Brooklyn, young community leaders are building it with placekeeping, using creativity and design to bring neglected public spaces back to life.

Jun 26, 2023

Q&A with Judge Rice: Opportunity Youth Part Two-Year Anniversary

Q&A with Judge Rice: Opportunity Youth Part Two-Year Anniversary

Judge Jared R. Rice discusses the first two years of New Rochelle's Opportunity Youth Part, a program that addresses the needs of young people in the legal system by connecting them with the resources to divert or reduce their charges.

Nov 23, 2022

Reducing Harm with Art

Reducing Harm with Art

With our museum partners, A Guide to Arts and Diversion can help communities respond to low-level offenses in new, less harmful ways.

Jul 12, 2022

Changemakers in Action: Manuel Lariño

Changemakers in Action: Manuel Lariño

Manuel Lariño has been with the Center for Court Innovation for over 18 years. Now in his role as associate director of Placemaking and Workforce Development, Manuel supports the teams that operate Brownsville Community Justice Center’s placemaking and mobility-from-poverty initiatives, which focus on public safety, community organizing, and neighborhood revitalization.

Jun 1, 2022