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Voices of Justice: Transforming Holding Cells with Soft-Firm

A conversation with the Talitha Liu and Lexi Tsien, the architects redesigning holding cells into a flexible programming and community space at the Midtown Community Justice Center.

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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.

Designing Safe Summers

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

A mural at the Red Hook Community Justice Center features three people peering out from beyond a lively city street with a street sign that says

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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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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Access to Justice

Building Justice in the Court System

Housing Justice

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People-Centered Responses

Reducing Harm and Violence

Women, Girls, and Gender Justice

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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.

Celebrating 1,000 Graduates

Today, the Brooklyn Mental Health Court celebrated an important milestone: the successful graduation of its 1,000th participant.

Greg Berman to Step Down

Search launched to replace long-time leader after 25 years of service.

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.

Art Not Jail

Today, we celebrated the citywide expansion of Project Reset.

1,000 Circles: Restorative Justice in Schools

It’s back-to-school season, and we are continuing our work to reduce the use of unnecessary suspensions and expulsions that disproportionately affect students of color.

Justice Reform in the United Kingdom

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

Brownsville Stronger Together

Safety can't be produced by the justice system alone. The Brownsville Rapid Response Coalition was formed by neighborhood-based organizations in response to a mass shooting.

Strong Starts for Kids

The justice system touches people of all ages, including society’s most vulnerable—babies and toddlers.

Responding to the Opioid Crisis

As a part of our response to the opioid crisis, we have developed two new publications to help reformers build effective opioid intervention programs, save lives, and protect communities.