The Center for Justice Innovation—and our operating programs—are regularly featured in the media. Here is a sampling of the press coverage of our work.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle profiles Legal Hand, a program that gives free legal assistance to low-income neighborhood residents in matters relating to housing, benefits, and more.
The New York Law Journal reports on the Crown Heights launch of Legal Hand, which will provide free legal information and referrals to low-income New Yorkers.
The New York Academy of Medicine profiles the Queens Youth Justice Center’s Young Ladies Initiative, which provides mentorship and counseling to teenage girls who have been arrested for minor offenses.
Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright, and Ashanti read Euripides at the Brooklyn Public Library and a sold-out crowd of 500 learns about the anti-violence work of S.O.S. Brooklyn. The New York Times reports.
The Village Voice examines alternatives to incarceration, calling this Center for Court Innovation report"the most comprehensive analysisto date of New York State's drug courts."
The New York Law Journal reports on a partnership between the Brooklyn DA's Office and the Center for Court Innovation to address the needs of 16- to 24-year olds who come into contact with the justice system.
Brooklyn Magazine profiles the Red Hook Youth Court and explores how it offers meaningful diversion and leadership opportunities to young people in Red Hook.
In the New York Law Journal, Center for Court Innovation Director Greg Berman discusses the history of the Center, its current work, and its evolving mission.
