Our Project Reset point-of-arrest diversion program for low-level offenses, originally for 16- and 17-year olds in a small number of precincts, is being expanded Manhattan-wide to cover all ages.
Featuring the alternative sentencing work of our Bronx Community Solutions, an investigation of the factors driving New York City's historic reductions in both incarceration and crime.
An excerpt from Start Here: A Road Map to Reducing Incarcerationexploring the lessons from Georgia's recent efforts to reduce its prison population. Start Here is the new book by the Center's Greg Berman and Julian Adler.
An introduction to the Bronx's new opioid treatment court, the first of its kind in New York City. Our Bronx Community Solutions program is a partner to the effort.
A rich consideration by Urban Omnibus of the connections among justice design, courtroom procedures, and improving outcomes for defendants and their communities featuring our Red Hook Community Justice Center and Near Westside Peacemaking Center in Syracuse, N.Y.
Citing our research, former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman makes a case for the increased use of pretrial risk assessments while also emphasizing the importance of transparency and responding to criticisms of the tools.
A profile of the new Art for Justice Fund. As we work to help make the promise of closing Rikers Island a reality, we're honored to be among the Fund's inaugural grantees in support of our efforts to safely reduce the use of jail in New York City.
