Substance Use Disorder Is a Public Health Issue, Not a Criminal Justice Issue
The Trump administration’s approach to the drug epidemic will hurt American families and cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
The Right Way to ‘Send in the Feds’
Smart on Crime: An Alternative to the Tough vs. Soft Debate
The Trump Administration Is Putting DOJ Policing Reform Efforts at Risk
Six States Leading the Charge on Second-Chance Policies
Understanding Trump’s Flimsy Case Against So-Called Sanctuary Jurisdictions
Alternatives to Detention and the For-Profit Immigration System
The Department of Homeland Security’s supervision and monitoring programs are often an extension of a punitive immigration system that puts corporate profits over migrants’ lives.
Trump’s First 100 Days in 100 Seconds
Watch a 100-second run-down of Trump's chaotic first 100 days.
The Case for Paid Apprenticeships Behind Bars
Paid apprenticeships could help ease returning citizens’ labor market re-entry and benefit them, their families, and society.
Trump at 100 Days: Case Studies of Trump’s Self-Serving, Special Interest Government
President Trump and those who serve in his administration make policy that benefits themselves and special interest elites like them at the expense of ordinary Americans who placed their faith in him.
100 Ways, in 100 Days, that Trump Has Hurt Americans
Trump’s actions during his first 100 days in office have time and again benefitted corporations and the wealthy at the expense of ordinary Americans.
How Police Entanglement with Immigration Enforcement Puts LGBTQ Lives at Risk
Collaboration between law enforcement and immigration enforcement undermines public safety by making police departments deportation forces rather than protectors of people facing extreme risk of violence.
The Negative Consequences of Entangling Local Policing and Immigration Enforcement
Increased involvement of state and local police in federal immigration enforcement carries financial burdens and litigation risks and damages community trust.
How Much Funding for Sanctuary Jurisdictions Could Be at Risk?
This interactive graphic details the amount of funding for key federal grants in sanctuary jurisdictions in 32 states.
Beyond ‘Law and Order’
With Jeff Sessions as attorney general, dangerous and outdated “law and order” policies would stymie criminal justice reform.
The Effects of Sanctuary Policies on Crime and the Economy
Statistical analysis illustrates that across a range of social and economic indicators, sanctuary counties perform better than comparable nonsanctuary counties.
Making Justice Equal
Promoting equal, meaningful access to legal representation in the U.S. justice system is critical to ending poverty, combating discrimination, and creating opportunity.
ICE Officers Overwhelmingly Use Their Discretion to Detain LGBT Immigrants
New data reveal an increase in the use of detention for LGBT immigrants despite protocols to reduce unnecessary detention.
Counsel or Criminalize?
Public schools have not adapted to address students’ mental, social, and emotional barriers to learning, and children of color are disproportionately affected.
How the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Can End Its Reliance on Private Prisons
The Department of Homeland Security should follow the Bureau of Prison’s lead and take steps to reduce—and ultimately eliminate—its use of private prisons.