A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty ReportMay 28, 2021 A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be a Life Sentence to Poverty Bipartisan momentum for clean slate and fair chance licensing policies—which remove barriers to economic opportunity for people facing the stigma of a criminal record—has grown significantly in the states in recent years. May 28, 2021 Rebecca Vallas, Sharon Dietrich, Beth Avery
Cash Bail Reform Is Not a Threat to Public Safety ReportSep 19, 2022 Cash Bail Reform Is Not a Threat to Public Safety Reform to cash bail and pretrial practices promotes public safety and decreases harm for those who are arrested. Sep 19, 2022 Allie Preston, Rachael Eisenberg
Continuing Efforts To Slow Violent Crime ReportJul 27, 2022 Continuing Efforts To Slow Violent Crime Houston, Boston, and Newark have improved public safety through violence prevention efforts outside traditional law enforcement. Jul 27, 2022 Rachael Eisenberg, Allie Preston
Community-Based Violence Interruption Programs Can Reduce Gun Violence ArticleJul 14, 2022 Community-Based Violence Interruption Programs Can Reduce Gun Violence Violence interruption is a community-based intervention strategy that can reduce gun violence and improve public safety in neighborhoods around the country. Jul 14, 2022 Jahdziah St. Julien
Profit Over People: Primer on U.S. Cash Bail Systems ReportJul 6, 2022 Profit Over People: Primer on U.S. Cash Bail Systems Cash bail practices undermine the presumption of innocence in the criminal legal system and lead to racially and economically disparate outcomes. Jul 6, 2022 Allie Preston, Rachael Eisenberg
Fact Sheet: Profit Over People: Inside the Commercial Bail Bond Industry Fueling America’s Cash Bail Systems Fact SheetJul 6, 2022 Fact Sheet: Profit Over People: Inside the Commercial Bail Bond Industry Fueling America’s Cash Bail Systems The commercial bail industry perpetuates unjust cash bail systems and relies on egregious practices to protect its bottom line. Jul 6, 2022 Allie Preston
Profit Over People: The Commercial Bail Industry Fueling America’s Cash Bail Systems ReportJul 6, 2022 Profit Over People: The Commercial Bail Industry Fueling America’s Cash Bail Systems The commercial bail industry perpetuates unjust cash bail systems and relies on egregious practices to protect its bottom line. Jul 6, 2022 Allie Preston, Rachael Eisenberg
Don’t Blame Bail Reform for Gun Violence ArticleJun 23, 2022 Don’t Blame Bail Reform for Gun Violence There is no evidence linking bail reform to the rising rates of violent crime in the United States. Jun 23, 2022 Allie Preston, Rachael Eisenberg
Community-Based Violence Interventions: Proven Strategies To Reduce Violent Crime Fact SheetJun 15, 2022 Community-Based Violence Interventions: Proven Strategies To Reduce Violent Crime Leaders around the nation should prioritize community-based violence intervention programs to reduce gun violence and violent crime more broadly. Jun 15, 2022 Akua Amaning, Hassen Bashir
Frequently Asked Questions About Community-Based Violence Intervention Programs ReportJun 3, 2022 Frequently Asked Questions About Community-Based Violence Intervention Programs Community-based violence intervention programs have proved to reduce homicides and shootings. Jun 3, 2022 CAP Criminal Justice Reform team, CAP Gun Violence Prevention team
The Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety Is a Foundation to Build Upon ArticleJun 1, 2022 The Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety Is a Foundation to Build Upon Two years after the murder of George Floyd, the Biden administration released a police reform executive order containing policies that states and cities should build upon. Jun 1, 2022 Rachael Eisenberg, Nicole Lee Ndumele, Kate Kahan, 1 More Udi Ofer
Advancing Racial Equity: The Biden Administration’s Efforts in Its First Year and the Agenda Ahead Past EventFeb 17, 2022 Advancing Racial Equity: The Biden Administration’s Efforts in Its First Year and the Agenda Ahead Please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion on actions taken by the Biden administration to center racial equity in the federal government and the policies and path forward to bend the arc of racial justice toward equity in the years ahead. Feb 17, 2022
How To Increase Support for Youth Leaving Juvenile Detention Facilities ReportDec 6, 2021 How To Increase Support for Youth Leaving Juvenile Detention Facilities Students returning home from juvenile detention centers deserve support to reintegrate into their communities, especially during the pandemic. Dec 6, 2021 Bayliss Fiddiman
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