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It's time to be smarter on crime
- Julie Magers and Keith Wallington, Sep 19, 2018
JPI State Based Strategist Keith Wallington and Julie Magers of the Leader of the Maryland Prisoners’ Rights Coalition discuss Maryland's need for smart on crime reforms.
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Can we Improve Outcomes for Justice-Involved Youth by Keeping Them Closer to Home?
- Marie N. Williams, Sep 17, 2018
Cites JPI's The Costs of Confinement report.
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'3 strikes' and Mississippi taxpayers out $40 million a year
- Jerry Mitchell, Sep 13, 2018
Cites JPI's Racial Divide: California's 3 Strikes Law report.
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More States Need to Limit Solitary Confinement, Which Doesn’t Work
- Mark Soler and Anders Jacobson, Sep 12, 2018
Cites JPI's affiliation to Stop Solitary for Kids.
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Report Shows Support for Serving Youth Charged With Violent Offenses in the Community
- The Annie E. Casey Foundation, Sep 12, 2018
Features JPI's Smart, Safe, and Fair report.
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For youthful offenders, incarceration doesn't always equal accountability
- Nila Bala and Marc Schindler, Sep 7, 2018
Executive Director Marc Schindler comments on youth involved in the justice system, and JPI's new Smart, Safe and Fair report.
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Crime Victims Join Advocates to Urge Community Alternatives for Even Violent Offenders
- Art Levine, Sep 5, 2018
Piece about JPI's new report, " Smart, Safe, and Fair: Strategies to Prevent Youth Violence, Heal Victims of Crime, and Reduce Racial Inequality."
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Youth Need Community-Based Treatment, Not Jails: Study
- Megan Hadley, Sep 5, 2018
Piece about JPI's new report, "Smart, Safe, and Fair: Strategies to Prevent Youth Violence, Heal Victims of Crime, and Reduce Racial Inequality."
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Bail bond industry a strong lobby in Raleigh
- Jessi Stone, Aug 29, 2018
Cites JPI's For Better or For Profit report.
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Parental activism: Changing the narrative of the school-to-prison pipeline
- Chauncey K. Robinson, Aug 29, 2018
Cites JPI's Education Under Arrest report.
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As Anne Arundel students get ready to return to classrooms, the school safety debate centers on resources
- Lauren Lumpkin, Aug 19, 2018
Quotes Executive Director Marc Schindler.
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Throwing Children Away: The School-to-Prison Pipeline
- Brian Saady, Aug 13, 2018
Cites JPI's Education Under Arrest report.
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New ideas needed to replace San Francisco’s Log Cabin Ranch for troubled youth
- Allison Magee, Aug 7, 2018
Cites JPI's the Cost of Confinement report.
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Recreational Therapy Is Lifesaver for Kids in Juvenile Detention
- Jesse Kelley, Aug 6, 2018
Cites JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler.
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Zero Tolerance And Detention Don't Work In Juvenile Justice. They Don't Work In Immigration Either
- Sarah Sherman-Stokes and Wendy Kaplan, Jul 18, 2018
Cites JPI's The Dangers of Detention report.
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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.