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Buying freedom: Do Lebanon's bail bondsmen help or exploit the poor?
- Daniel Walmer, Jul 12, 2018
Cites JPI's Bail Fail report.
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Why are we sentencing juveniles to die in prison? The Supreme Court dropped the ball.
- Karl Racine, Miriam Aroni Krinsky, Shay Bilchik, Opinion contributors, Jul 9, 2018
Cites JPI's Sticker Shock via juvenile incarceration costs.
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Why Do We Keep Our Aging Prisoners Behind Bars?
- Marc Schindler and Jeremy Kittridge, Jun 26, 2018
JPI staff address the issue of America's aging prison population and proposes a solution that would decrease our incarceration rate as well as save taxpayers dollars.
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What if we treated violent crime the way we treat Ebola?
- Radley Balko, Jun 18, 2018
Cites JPI's Gang Wars report.
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A judge appears to be the first in Northern Virginia to drop cash bonds
- Justin Jouvenal, Jun 14, 2018
Cites JPI's Bail Fail report.
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Baltimore is mired in violent crime. Could part of the solution be found in reclaimed wood?
- Aamer Madhani, Jun 10, 2018
Cites JPI's The Right Investment report.
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Iowa paid dearly for holding this troubled teen in isolation for up to 21 hours a day. He's not the only one being locked away.
- Jason Clayworth, May 30, 2018
Cites Justice Policy Institute as part of the collaborative effort behind Stop Solitary of Kids.
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Maryland Leads as Prison Populations Continue to Decline
- Nicole Lewis, May 18, 2018
Quotes Keith Wallington on Maryland's sentencing reforms.
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The Myth Behind Long Prison Sentences
- Bryan Lufkin, May 15, 2018
Cites JPI's work on varying sentencing times for the same crime across the globe.
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Taxing our kids to fund prisons
- Marc Schindler, May 2, 2018
What do schools and prisons have in common? They each require budget allocations, which establish and demonstrate our priorities. And each effects crime prevention. But how? Executive Director Marc Schindler explains.
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Illinois gets it: Schools need therapists, not more armed guards
- Rachel Leah, Apr 20, 2018
Quotes Executive Diretor Marc Schindler.
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A Louisiana Bill Would Give Public Defenders More Funding. Public Defenders Aren’t Happy.
- Olivia Exstrum, Apr 19, 2018
Cites Executive Director Marc Schindler.
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Will Sessions’ New Justice Strategy Turn the Clock Back on Civil Rights?
- Brent Cohen and Marc Schindler, Apr 5, 2018
Executive Director Marc Schindler and Vice President of JustLeadershipUSA Brent Cohen examine how the DOJ under Sessions is pivoting away from civil rights, human rights, and criminal justice reform. Instead, Sessions' plan would tear families apart. They won’t do anything to make our communities safer.
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Comprehensive crime bill will take us back decades
- Caryn York, Apr 3, 2018
Cites JPI's The Right Investment? Corrections Spending in Baltimore City report.
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7 Great Education Policy Ideas for Progressives in 2018
- Lisette Partelow, Catherine Brown, Sarah Shapiro, and Stephenie Johnson, Mar 28, 2018
Cites JPI's Pruning Prisons: How Cutting Corrections Can Save Money and Protect Public Safety report.
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Safety At Bend-La Pine Schools
- Chris Miller, Mar 21, 2018
Citing Executive Director Marc Schindler's interview with NPR about School Resource Officers.
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More cops in schools affects children of color the most
- Jordan Green, Mar 15, 2018
Cites JPI's Education Under Arrest: The Case Against Police in Schools report.
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Do school resource officers keep schools safer?
- Bill O'Neil, Mar 9, 2018
Executive Director Marc Schindler speaks about why hiring more counselors and psychologists instead of adding more law enforcement officers is proven to be safer for our schools.
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Do Police Officers In Schools Really Make Them Safer?
- Cheryl Corley, Mar 8, 2018
Quotes Executive Director Marc Schindler on the effectiviness of SROs in schools.
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As new bill attempts to overhaul juvenile justice system, what you need to know about the Lincoln Hills controversy
- Jessica Lipaz, Feb 15, 2018
Cites JPI's Sticker Shock report.
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Local Restorative Justice Could Be Best Kind of Diversion for Youth
- David Muhammad, Feb 14, 2018
Quotes JPI's Sticker Shock report.
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Hogan’s crime bills won’t actually reduce crime
- Marc Schindler and Kevin Ring, Feb 7, 2018
As the legislature debates Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's regressive crime bills, Marc Schindler and Kevin Ring, President of Families Against Mandatory Minimum, explain why they won't actually reduce crime in Maryland.
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Long Creek’s new leader concedes juvenile facility’s at a crossroads
- Eric Russell, Feb 4, 2018
The Portland Press Herald cites JPI's work on per-resident cost, in which Maine is among the highest in the country.
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The Problem with Private Prisons
- Tara Joy, Feb 2, 2018
Cites JPI's Gaming the System report.
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Murder, Scandal and a State Intervention: What's Going on With Baltimore's Police Department?
- J. Brian Charles, Jan 31, 2018
Quoting Marc Schindler, Executive Director.