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How Restorative Justice Fosters Accountability and Repair
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  • How Restorative Justice Fosters Accountability and Repair

    When our default response is to meet harm with punishment and isolation, it’s hard to imagine a different path forged with dialogue and understanding. But by taking that step, we can get closer to genuine accountability and repair.

    May 28, 2024

    Pretrial Justice Is Community Safety
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  • Pretrial Justice Is Community Safety

    Supervised Release prevents trauma for countless New Yorkers waiting for their day in court. That makes all of us safer.

    May 20, 2024

    Reframe, Redesign, Reinvest: Building Housing Justice After Redlining
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  • Reframe, Redesign, Reinvest: Building Housing Justice After Redlining

    An interactive exhibit called “Undesign the Redline” walks participants through the history of systemic racism that has shaped America’s housing landscape while inviting us to imagine our role in designing a better future.

    May 1, 2024

    Why Eviction Prevention Is Vital For Justice
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  • Why Eviction Prevention Is Vital For Justice

    As the nationwide shortage of stable, affordable housing has come into sharp relief, an important question is ringing out in cities and neighborhoods across the country: How can we help people stay in the homes they already have?

    Apr 16, 2024

    The Future of Recovery and Reform
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  • The Future of Recovery and Reform

    A conversation with our Recovery and Reform team on their new name, the intersection of the justice system and substance use, and taking on racial disparities in treatment courts.

    Mar 5, 2024

    Breaking the Cycle: Prioritizing Mental Health Needs in the Courtroom
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  • Breaking the Cycle: Prioritizing Mental Health Needs in the Courtroom

    Many people with mental health challenges wind up in the criminal legal system because they have virtually nowhere else to go. Take a look inside the special court program in Manhattan working to change that.

    Feb 1, 2024

    To Achieve Public Safety, Invest in Strong Communities
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  • To Achieve Public Safety, Invest in Strong Communities

    Strong communities are safe communities. What would change if all of our policies—inside and outside of the legal system—reflected that basic truth?

    Jan 3, 2024

    The Human Cost: Five Podcast Episodes on Rikers Island
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  • The Human Cost: Five Podcast Episodes on Rikers Island

    With the launch of the Lippman Commission 2.0, New York City has taken a decisive step towards closing Rikers Island. Much is at stake, first and foremost the lives of the people detained in the jail complex. In these five episodes of our New Thinking podcast, we take a closer look at the human cost of Rikers through the testimony of advocates, researchers, and—most importantly—those who have experienced the harms of Rikers Island firsthand.

    Nov 10, 2023