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2021 Highlights: A Year of Growth and Expansion

With your support of our team to spark change, we launched new programs, expanded others, and created new digital resources to reach further than ever.

The American South: Building Trust, Creating Change

From Ideas to Action in the South

Changemakers in Action: Saadiq Newton-Boyd

Saadiq Newton-Boyd knows from his experience with Brooklyn Justice Initiatives that you have to genuinely see potential in the community and let its members lead the way on the solutions to enact positive change.

Helping Families Heal

A recent evaluation found that families involved in our programming have fewer subsequent child welfare cases than families who had not received enhanced support.

Changemakers in Action: Kiran Malpe

Kiran Malpe believes her role as clinical director for the Strong Starts Court Initiative is about “being a voice for the voiceless, the babies and young parents who often get lost in the shuffle."

Changemakers in Action: Orleny Rojas

Orleny Rojas, who serves as deputy director of Criminal Court Operations, believes sustainable change starts with small acts.

Celebrating Indigenous People’s Day

Celebrate Indigenous People’s Day with us by recognizing the incredible work being done by tribal justice systems across the United States.

Expanding Services, Reducing Harm

This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we are highlighting the work of our gender and family justice team which helps communities and courts respond to intimate partner violence.

The Crisis on Rikers: The Time for Action is Now

The Center for Court Innovation welcomes the attention New York leaders are giving Rikers Island in the wake of the inexcusable and preventable deaths that have occurred there this year. Now is the time for swift and decisive action to prevent more harm and commit to the policies that will close the jails on Rikers Island forever.

Changemakers in Action: Andree Tenemas-Chavez

Andree Tenemas-Chavez helps non-custodial parents address challenges paying child support, but her work uplifts whole families.

4 Ways to Maintain the Safety and Dignity of LGBTQ+ Youth

How do we maintain the safety and dignity of LGBTQ+ youth through their mandated contact with city systems—schools, foster care, and juvenile justice? Our Youth Justice Board is seeking to answer that question.

Changemakers in Action: Jennelle Ramdeen

As program associate of the Youth Justice Board, Jennelle Ramdeen helps young people acquire skills to research and make recommendations about public policy issues that affect their lives. She teaches participants “how to think critically, make connections, [and] have the tools to analyze and be responsible researchers."