NYCHA’s Mitchel Houses celebrates 667 days without gun violence
To mark 667 days without gun violence at NYCHA's Mitchel Houses, our Bronx Community Justice Center led a peace march through the neighborhood alongside our partners, including the New York...
This fact sheet summarizes the mission and impact of Manhattan Justice Opportunities, an initiative of the Center for Justice Innovation that helps build safer communities and a fairer justice system....
Patterson Houses soon to receive outdoor space upgrades
Workers are set to break ground on two new playgrounds, an outdoor fitness center, and renovations to a community basketball court for residents of the Bronx’s Patterson Houses. The project...
At the 54th annual New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Conference, our teams joined alongside policymakers, community members, and our many partners working to...
To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job
The jails on Rikers Island are “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” says a new report issued by the Independent Rikers Commission, which our CEO Courtney Bryan serves on alongside community leaders,...
In Red Hook, justice is dispensed with joy and support
For 25 years, the Red Hook Community Justice Center has helped shrink the footprint of the justice system and create restorative solutions to local challenges for the Red Hook community....
Widespread but Often Overlooked, Municipal Courts Demand Our Attention
Municipal courts too often create cycles of harm that can get people entangled in the justice system, but they also have the potential to deliver justice in ways that respond...
Chicago Was a Pioneer in Violence Interruption. Cities Across the Country Are Now Evolving the Approach
Chicago-based organization Cure Violence laid the foundation of what we know today as “violence interruption” work, where peers use their lived experience to settle interpersonal conflicts before they result in...
