News from past year
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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.
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Criminal Justice Reform Now
- Jeff Maisey and Michael Muhammad, Aug 20, 2019
Cites "Virginia's Justice System" Policy Brief.
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DC Council is considering letting more violent offenders out early. The U.S. Attorney’s office says that’s a horrible idea
- Eliana Block, Aug 14, 2019
Quotes JPI's Executive Director Marc Schindler and JPI Associate Tyrone Walker.
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[PRESS RELEASE] Trump’s Department of Justice Interferes in Local DC Government, Playing on Racist Stereotypes to Suggest Council’s Second Look Bill will Make DC Less Safe
- Aug 10, 2019
“I can’t undo what I did 24 years ago, but I can devote my life to making DC safer.” Tyrone Walker, DC resident
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Minneapolis Pledges $650k For Tenants’ Legal Defense
- Cinnamon Janzer, Aug 8, 2019
Cites JPI's Housing and Public Safety report.
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Booker’s right: Paying $60,000 a year to jail one geriatric inmate deserves ‘a second look’
- Star-Ledger Editorial Board, Jul 28, 2019
Cites JPI's "The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting" report.
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Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren propose criminal justice reforms: Will they make a difference?
- Sofia Jeremias, Jul 27, 2019
Quotes JPI's Director of Research and Policy, Ryan King.
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Texas DA's vow to continue prosecuting pot possession cases sparks concern over costs, fairness
- Michael Carroll, Jul 26, 2019
Cities JPI's "Race and Imprisonment in Texas" report.
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Calvin Ash comes home from prison, 15 years overdue
- Dan Rodricks, Jul 19, 2019
Cites Maryland Justice Reinvestment Act: One Year Later [POLICY BRIEFS 2018].
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Maryland should release more elderly inmates
- Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Jul 18, 2019
Cites JPI's "The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting" report.
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A DC Jail Unit Challenges the ‘Warehouse’ Approach to Corrections
- Joel Castón and Michael Woody, Jun 11, 2019
Cites JPI's work with the Young Men Emerging video.
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Virginia Teen Was Detained and Prosecuted for Saying 'Oink Oink' to Cop
- Kira Lerner, Jun 4, 2019
Cites JPI's Dangers of Detention report.
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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 for Second Chance Month.
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Maryland keeps a model prisoner locked up 15 years too long
- Dan Rodricks, Apr 26, 2019
Cites JPI's "The Ungers: 5 Years and Counting" report.
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Maryland’s prison population drops to 1980s levels, continuing a multiyear decline
- Christine Zhang, Apr 24, 2019
Cites Ryan King, JPI's Director of Research and Policy.
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Stop charging 17-year-olds as adults: The conservative case for 'raise the age'
- Marc Levin, Apr 11, 2019
Cites JPI's Raise The Age report.
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Group's second conference looks to shift from talk to action on inequities
- Lacretia Wimbley, Apr 2, 2019
Cites JPI's Sticker Shock report.
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Effective or Inefficient: The debate over School Resource Officers
- Bree Sison, Mar 27, 2019
Cites Executive Director Marc Schindler.
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Juvenile justice: Initiative encourages courts to find detention alternatives
- Rebecca R. Bibbs, Mar 17, 2019
Cites JPI's the Dangers of Detention report.
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