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    Sixth Amendment Initiative: Strengthening the Constitutional Protections of the Accused

    by Lisa Bailey Vavonese, Jennifer A. Tallon, Sruthi Naraharisetti, Elizabeth Ling, and Marea Beeman

    In a companion report to its first publication, the Center for Court Innovation and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association outline six jurisdictions working to increase their capacities to uphold Sixth Amendment rights.

    Access to Justice
  • Audio

    Evicting Evictions

    by Matt Watkins

    Housing is a human right. What if we designed our systems—beginning with Housing Court—to embody that? Given the current eviction crisis, it's a far-off concept, but there's work to make it a reality in pockets across the country. In this special episode of New Thinking, hear a profile of one of those efforts in Brooklyn, led by our Red Hook Community Justice Center.

    Access to Justice, Addressing Racial Disparities
  • Video

    Health, Housing, and Justice Alliance: COVID Response

    As the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations and institutions to shift to operating remotely, disparities driven by the digital divide became a shared problem across major cross-sector systems important to a community’s well-being. The Health, Housing, and Justice Alliance sought to eliminate inequities of fully virtual legal, healthcare, and social services through the creation of pop-up navigation centers and court hubs throughout Newark, New Jersey.

    Access to Justice, Community Justice, Problem-Solving Justice
  • Publication

    Health, Housing, and Justice Alliance

    by Caitlin Flood, Alyssa Goodpaster, Masha Miura, and Kelly Mulligan-Brown

    As the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations and institutions to shift to operating remotely, disparities driven by the digital divide became a shared problem across major cross-sector systems important to a community’s well-being. The Health, Housing, and Justice Alliance sought to eliminate inequities of fully virtual legal, healthcare, and social services through the creation of pop-up navigation centers and court hubs throughout Newark, New Jersey.

    Access to Justice, Community Justice, Problem-Solving Justice
  • Publication

    Fact Sheet: Housing Justice

    Housing is a human right and the foundation for strong communities. Access to a safe and affordable home creates economic and community stability. This fact sheet highlights the challenges and how our staff are working to prevent evictions, help landlords address health hazards, and increase tenant financial and legal empowerment. By addressing issues early, we keep people safely housed and avoid legal system involvement that can affect employment, family security, and future access to stable housing.

    Access to Justice
  • Publication

    Learning from Crisis: Remote Justice in Criminal Courts

    by Michael Rempel, Melissa Morgan, Sherene Crawford, and Jethro Antoine

    With the onset of COVID-19 in 2020, courts across the country shifted urgently to remote, rather than in-person, operations. It amounted to an unprecedented large-scale experiment. As courts prepare for a post-pandemic future, we looked in depth at both the harms of remote justice and at which practices might be worth continuing, with the overall goal of promoting fairness and equity.

    Access to Justice, Addressing Racial Disparities, Technology
  • Publication

    Addressing Domestic Violence in Rural Communities

    by Liberty Aldrich, Robyn Mazur, Danielle Pugh-Markie, and Brittany Davis

    Rural communities face unique challenges in responding to incidences of domestic violence, due to geographic isolation and a lack of resources, among other factors. Such challenges make it difficult for survivors in rural areas to seek safety. These 10 practices for criminal courts in rural communities offer strategies to protect survivors’ safety and well-being, engage with abusive partners and hold them accountable, and collaborate within the community.

    Access to Justice, Gender and Family Justice, Reducing Trauma
  • Publication

    A Snapshot of Ability-to-Pay Tools for Fines and Fees

    by Andrew Martinez, Yolaine Menyard, Violet Sullivan, and Conor Mulvaney

    Legal system fines and fees can trap people of limited means in cycles of debt, and even incarceration, lasting for years. As we work to support efforts towards the long-term goal of decriminalizing poverty altogether, this brief gives an overview of an important near-term reform: ability-to-pay assessment tools.

    Access to Justice, Addressing Racial Disparities, Bail Reform
  • Publication

    Fact Sheet: The Harlem Community Justice Center

    The Harlem Community Justice Center is a neighborhood-based community court committed to bridging the gap between the court and community to achieve fairness and systematic equity in housing, community health, and access to justice. We believe the community should have a voice in addressing its problems and defining justice, we and seek to empower communities to transform the systems that serve them.

    Community Justice, Problem-Solving Justice, Access to Justice, Youth Initiatives, Reentry
  • Publication

    BJA’s Sixth Amendment Initiative: Strengthening the Constitutional Protections of the Accused

    by Lisa Bailey Vavonese, Jennifer A. Tallon, Amanda Berman, Suvi Hynynen Lambson, Brett Taylor, Michela Lowry, Elizabeth Ling, and Marea Beeman

    The Center for Court Innovation and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association have provided strategic planning support to 10 jurisdictions across the U.S. to increase their capacities to uphold Sixth Amendment protections. Grounded in the Center’s unique research-practice approach, this report describes how former public defenders are paired with experienced researchers to work as a team to support the jurisdictions' strategic planning goals.

    Access to Justice

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