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Volunteers Clean Graffiti from Bronx Businesses

News 12 The Bronx

News 12 The Bronx reports on our program, Bronx Community Solutions, coordinating a neighborhood cleanup in the South Bronx.

From Broken Windows to Well-Marked Exits

City & State New York

The Center's Greg Berman and Julian Adler praise the Manhattan D.A.'s recent reforms regarding low-level offenses as part of a needed national movement to remake misdemeanor justice.

Jersey City to launch court program focusing on community service

NJ.com

Inspired by our Newark Community Solutions, a new community court is set to open its doors in Jersey City in the fall, NJ.com reports.

Midtown Court Solves Problems Instead of Handing Out Sentences

Chelsea Now

Chelsea Now profiles the range of problem-solving justice work at our Midtown Community Court, now more than 20 years strong.

In Theatre of the Oppressed, youth become protagonists of their own dramas

The Red Hook Star-Revue

The Red Hook Star Revue profiles the work of our long-time partner, Theatre of the Oppressed NYC, with young people at the Red Hook Community Justice Center.

New Law Could Spare Undocumented Immigrants a Trip to Court

DNAinfo

DNAinfo discusses the shift of many low-level summonses to civil, not criminal, court, including our role operating the community service component.

An Urgent Checklist for Closing Rikers

Daily News

In the Daily News, former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and our director, Greg Berman, argue in order to close Rikers Island, serious action must begin this year.

Manhattan DA To Donate $12M to Groups Helping Vulnerable Crime Victims

DNAinfo

Our effort to adapt Make It Happen to Harlem is among programs receiving grants from the Manhattan D.A., DNAinfo reports.

Radicalized on Rikers

The Slant podcast (City & State)

Former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman and our director, Greg Berman, discuss the future of the Lippman commission's recommendations on The New York Slant podcast from City & State.

Goodbye Rikers

Off-Kilter podcast

On the Off-Kilter podcast, our director, Greg Berman, discusses the significance of the campaign to close the Rikers Island jail facility.

To Help Close Rikers, City Bets on a Growing Alternative to Bail

WNYC

WNYC profiles New York City's supervised release program and features the work of our Brooklyn Justice Initiatives.

New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Support Reforming Jail System