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Latest indictments of Maryland jail guards feed long-raging debate around need for corrections reforms
- Kevin Rector and Jessica Anderson, Dec 6, 2019
Quotes JPI's Executive Director Marc Shindler on our “Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults in Maryland” report.
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Ending the violence in Baltimore
- Ryan King and Keith Wallington, Nov 25, 2019
JPI's Ryan King, Director of Research and Policy, and Keith Wallington, State Based Strategist, discuss Maryland's justice system and new policy brief "Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults in Maryland."
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Changing the Rules on Drug Laws
- Samuel Johnson Jr., Nov 21, 2019
Cites JPI's policy brief “Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults in Maryland.”
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Lake Juvenile Court begins review of detention risk-assessment tool
- Sarah Reese, Nov 21, 2019
Cites JPI's "The Dangers of Detention" report.
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Missouri prosecutors hold all the cards. Public defenders and vulnerable clients fold
- Katie Moore, Nov 20, 2019
Cites JPI's "System Overload" report.
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African-Americans and Maryland’s Prison Population
- Harold Fisher on WHUR 96.3, Nov 14, 2019
Ryan King, Director of Research & Policy, discusses JPI's newest policy brief “Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults in Maryland” on the air.
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Black students disciplined at higher rates in Indiana schools
- Kara Kenney, Nov 8, 2019
Cites JPI's "Sticker Shock" report.
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Prevention a better approach to Maryland crime control than punishment
- Baltimore Sun Board, Nov 6, 2019
Cites JPI's policy brief “Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults in Maryland.”
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Proportion of Maryland black prison population is more than double the national average of 32%
- Jessica Anderson, Nov 6, 2019
Cites JPI's policy brief “Rethinking Approaches to Over Incarceration of Black Young Adults in Maryland.”
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Why is Maryland keeping an 85-year-old man and four other octogenarians in prison?
- Dan Rodricks, Nov 5, 2019
Cites JPI's "The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting" report.
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Mich. legislature passes bills to stop automatically charging, incarcerating 17-year-olds as adults
- Dawn R Wolfe, Oct 21, 2019
Quotes JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler.
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Decisions on juvenile detention in era of school threats guided by law, principles
- Sarah Reese, Oct 20, 2019
Cites JPI's "The Dangers of Detention" report.
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Private prisons fuel corruption
- Nathan English, Oct 17, 2019
Cites JPI's "Gaming the System" report.
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D.C. Council, Advocates Discuss Federal Inmate Voting Rights
- Sam P. K. Collins, Oct 16, 2019
Quotes JPI Associate Tyrone Walker's testimony on restoring voting rights.
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D.C. Council hears support for letting jailed felons vote
- Sophie Kaplan, Oct 10, 2019
Discusses Tyrone Walker, JPI Associate, work for voting rights.
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The Officer who Arrested a 6-Year-Old was Fired but Don't Expect Much Change
- Sarah Lustbader, Sep 24, 2019
Cites JPI's "Education Under Arrest" report.
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Florida Police Officer Fired After Arresting a 6-Year-Old Girl for Throwing a Temper Tantrum
- Billy Binion, Sep 23, 2019
Quotes JPI's work on the school-to-prison pipeline.
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Activists Rally Behind 'Second Look' Amendment Act for Incarcerated Youth
- Candace Sander, Sep 16, 2019
Quotes JPI Associate Tyrone Walker's testimony on restoring voting rights.
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Northwest Arkansas districts beefing up security in schools
- Dave Perozek, Sep 15, 2019
Cites JPI's "Education Under Arrest" report and quotes Executive Director Marc Schindler.
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California to ban ICE detention centers, private prisons
- Stephen Johnson, Sep 13, 2019
Cites JPI's "Gaming the System" report.
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Walker may be gone, but an unjust justice system still exists
- Sam Jones, Sep 12, 2019
Cites JPI's brief for Dane County, Wisconsin.
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Harrington launches new juvenile justice initiative
- Edge Staff, Sep 10, 2019
Cites JPI's "Sticker Shock" report.
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Why America Needs to Break Its Addiction to Long Prison Sentences
- Ben Miller and Daniel S. Harawa, Sep 3, 2019
Cites JPI's "Finding Direction" sentencing factsheet.
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Push to allow some violent criminals a chance at early release causes U.S. attorney for District to come out fighting
- Keith L. Alexander, Aug 31, 2019
Quotes Marc Schindler, JPI's Executive Director.
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North Carolina Officials Working to Promote School Justice Partnerships
- Luciano Gonzalez, Aug 28, 2019
Cites JPI's "Dangers of Detention" report.