News and Updates Results

  • How We Change Justice

    We've worked alongside communities in 42 states over the past year to change culture and practice in the justice system. 

  • Apply to the Youth Justice Board

    Know a young person who wants to be a change-maker? Applications are now open to join the 2019-2020 Youth Justice Board. 

  • Numbers and Narratives

    Our annual report provides a snapshot of our ongoing efforts to promote reform and offer pathways out of the justice system.

  • #MisdemeanorsMatter

    Eighty percent of the cases in American criminal courts are misdemeanors. On any given day, more than 220,000 people are behind bars for a minor offense. That's too many.

  • Theory and Practice

    One of the things that makes the Center for Court Innovation unique is that we bridge the worlds of action and reflection.

  • The Fall Season of the New Thinking Podcast

    Each episode of New Thinking takes on pressing issues on justice system reform, talking to the people documenting the problems and those working to solve them. The fall season includes Bruce Western, Kim Foxx, and more.

  • Start Here on NPR

    NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross looks at our efforts to reduce the use of unnecessary incarceration.