
Nick
Wilson
Senior Director
The cash bail status quo harms community safety through its effects on health, economic stability, employment, familial relationships, and housing.
A new research study finds no evidence linking progressive prosecutors to rising crime in major cities.
With the help of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, governments are expanding their public safety strategies to invest in community responder programs that reduce reliance on law enforcement and provide communities with meaningful emergency management support.
Community violence intervention programs are a critical part of a comprehensive approach to reduce the impact of rising gun violence on youth and in U.S. communities.
Reform to cash bail and pretrial practices promotes public safety and decreases harm for those who are arrested.
With the support of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, state governments are expanding their public safety strategies to invest in proven crime reduction strategies that go beyond traditional law enforcement efforts to support communities at risk of violence.
Hospital-based community violence intervention programs combat cycles of violent crime and retaliation by engaging patients in the recovery process immediately following injury.
Houston, Boston, and Newark have improved public safety through violence prevention efforts outside traditional law enforcement.
The word “gun” or another synonymous variation was only included in 3.5 percent of headlines and summaries of online news posts that included the words “murders” or “homicides,” even though 80 percent of homicides are committed with a firearm, and gun homicides increased by 35 percent.
Cash bail practices undermine the presumption of innocence in the criminal legal system and lead to racially and economically disparate outcomes.
The commercial bail industry perpetuates unjust cash bail systems and relies on egregious practices to protect its bottom line.
The commercial bail industry perpetuates unjust cash bail systems and relies on egregious practices to protect its bottom line.