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Book Maps New Path for Criminal Justice Reform

WNYC

New York Public Radio's Midday interviews Julian Adler, co-author with Greg Berman of Start Here, the new book laying out concrete, proven strategies for reducing incarceration and telling the stories of the people who benefit from them.

Where Is Our Community Court?

Staten Island Advance

In an editorial, Staten Island's daily asks: when is the borough getting a hub for community justice like the Red Hook Community Justice Center?

These Brooklyn Teens are Battling Gun Violence—And Now They’re Headed to D.C.

Chalkbeat

In the context of the recent advocacy on gun violence, a profile of our Youth Organizing to Save Our Streets (YO S.O.S.) program in Crown Heights, Brooklyn—working to combat violence, strengthen youth leadership and their community, and now preparing for a march on Washington.

How New York City Became the Envy of Reformers

City & State

In an op-ed for City & State, our Greg Berman and Julian Adler offer "three underappreciated lessons" from New York City's historic reductions in crime and incarceration.

You’ve Never Seen a Court Like This…

Staten Island Advance

The Staten Island Advance profiles our Red Hook Community Justice Center—"it's an amazing, amazing place"—and updates the campaign of the borough president and district attorney to bring a similar style community justice model to Staten Island.

Legal Hand Event Provides a Helping Hand to Immigrants

Times Ledger (Queens)

Legal Hand, our storefront legal information program, hosts a "Sanctuary for All" event with nearly 20 groups providing social and legal services to immigrants in Queens, New York.

Retrofit for Fairness

Urban Omnibus

An interview with the team involved in our procedural justice project at Manhattan Criminal Court. The project's goal is to improve the courtroom experience for all.

Chief Judge Tackles Opioid Addiction in State of Our Judiciary Speech

New York Law Journal

In her State of Our Judiciary address, New York Chief Judge Janet DiFiore says the model for the Bronx's new opioid court—offering treatment and services through our Bronx Community Solutions in lieu of a guilty plea and incarceration—will be expanded across New York City.

NYC Dives Into Tough Neighborhoods, Emerges as Safest Big City

Bloomberg

Citing John Jay College's evaluation of our Save Our Streets program, an exploration of the role played by the "credible messenger" approach to violence prevention in New York City's historic crime reductions.

Manhattan D.A.’s Boroughwide Diversion Program Launches

New York Law Journal

Our Project Reset point-of-arrest diversion program for low-level offenses, originally for 16- and 17-year olds in a small number of precincts, is being expanded Manhattan-wide to cover all ages.

New York Empties Its Jails

Open Democracy

Featuring the alternative sentencing work of our Bronx Community Solutions, an investigation of the factors driving New York City's historic reductions in both incarceration and crime.

How ‘Accountability Courts’ Curbed Georgia’s Prison Growth

Crime Report

An excerpt from Start Here: A Road Map to Reducing Incarceration exploring the lessons from Georgia's recent efforts to reduce its prison population. Start Here is the new book by the Center's Greg Berman and Julian Adler.

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