Criminal Justice News
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Overcrowded jails, wasted tax dollars: Let's reform cash bail in Kentucky — and the nation
- J. Herbert Nelson, Jun 3, 2019
- Cites JPI's Bail Fail report.
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Thousands of Americans are jailed before trial. A new report shows the lasting impact.
- P.R. Lockhart, May 7, 2019
- Cites JPI's Bail Fail report.
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How I ‘Jump-Started’ My Life After Prison
- Tyrone Walker, Apr 30, 2019
- Tyrone Walker, JPI Intern and Georgetown Pivot Fellow, writes on the importance of second chances…
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Watch Wide Angle Youth Media’s video on the Unger Group
- Open Society Institute-Baltimore Staff, Mar 6, 2019
- Discussing the release of the new short film " The Ungers: A Matter of Time."
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OSI publishes cost-benefit analysis of releasing aging prisoners
- Open Society Institute-Baltimore Staff, Jan 25, 2019
- Cites JPI's “ The Ungers: Five Years and Counting ” report.
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Paroling elderly inmates is humane solution to costly mass incarceration
- Marc Schindler, Nov 24, 2018
- Executive Director Marc Schindler discusses geriatric parole and the landmark court ruling —…
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Congress should move forward on sentencing reform
- Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Nov 20, 2018
- Cites JPI's "The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting."
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Nonprofit points to Maryland Unger cases as proof oldest prisoners should be set free
- Tim Prudente, Nov 15, 2018
- Cites and discusses JPI's new report "The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting."
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Crime Victims Agree Violent Offenders Should Also Get Community Treatment
- Ryan King and Jeremy Kittredge, Nov 14, 2018
- JPI staff Ryan King and Jeremy Kittredge discuss our new report "Smart, Safe, Fair: Strategies to…
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A Balanced Response to Youth Violence
- Keith Wallington, Nov 9, 2018
- Keith Wallington, JPI's State Based Strategist, discusses crime survivor needs and our "Smart,…
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On the one year anniversary of Md.'s Justice Reinvestment Act, we don't have enough data to analyze its efficacy
- Ryan King and Keith Wallington, Nov 5, 2018
- JPI's Ryan King and Keith Wallington weigh in on the one year anniversary of Maryland's Justice…
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[PRESS RELEASE] On the first anniversary of the Justice Reinvestment Act, a new Justice Policy Institute policy brief calls for full implementation
- Oct 31, 2018
- Justice Reinvestment Act Press Release.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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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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…
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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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A cycle-breaking program Baltimore could use
- Dan Rodricks, Jan 27, 2018
- Cites JPI's The Right Investment report.
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Finding a Fix
- Julia Lurie, Dec 19, 2017
- Quoting Marc Schindler, Executive Director.
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Governor Hogan, Don’t echo President Trump on crime
- Jeremy Kittredge and Keith Wallington, Oct 10, 2017
- The Governor should heed his own words and “explore better, smarter options” that…
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Justice Department Ends Era of Pushing Police Reform
- J. Brian Charles, Sep 28, 2017
- Quoting Marc Schindler, Executive Director.
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Is it now inevitable that all states will raise the age?
- Marcy Mistrett and Marc Schindler, Aug 31, 2017
- With New York and North Caroline passing raise the age policies, it seems innevitable that the…
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