Press Releases

Below you can find a list of JPI's most recent press releases. If you have questions about our reports or our research and analysis, please contact our communications team.

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Virginia’s Justice System Needs Overhaul, New JPI Policy Brief Finds: Nov 13, 2013; Justice Policy Institute Analysis Points to Commonwealth’s Misguided and Expensive Policies
Despite No Evidence of Positive Impact on School Safety, Justice Department Awards $45 Million to Fund Additional School Resource Officers Positions Nationwide: Sep 27, 2013; Today, President Obama issued his Administration's recommendations to increase funding for school resource officers (SROs) in an effort to curb school violence – an offshoot from last…
President Obama Points to Criminal Justice System During March on Washington Anniversary: Aug 28, 2013; As President Obama said today from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the U.S. justice system should not be a pipeline from underfunded schools and to overcrowded jails. Adding to that sentiment…
MacArthur Expands Investment in Juvenile Justice Reform to $165 Million, Launches Resource Centers to Advance Reform and Improve Outcomes for Youth: Aug 14, 2013; Building on its nearly 20-year, $150 million investment in supporting juvenile justice reform, MacArthur announced an additional commitment of $15 million to the field, in part to establish the new…
OJJDP Administrator Bob Listenbee to Address Congressional Staff for First Time: Jul 25, 2013; Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Administrator Bob Listenbee for the first time since his installation will address congressional members on juvenile justice issues during…
Justice Policy Institute Releases “Incarceration Generation” in Baltimore at Open Society Institute July 10: Jul 10, 2013; Justice Policy Institute Releases “Incarceration Generation” in Baltimore at Open Society Institute July 10
Justice Policy Institute Releases “Incarceration Generation” at Busboys and Poets July 9: Jul 3, 2013; "Incarceration Generation" details the generational scourge of the criminal justice system on children, families and taxpayers that has made the U.S. a world leader in the rate at which we…
Justice Policy Institute Releases “Incarceration Generation”: Jun 25, 2013; Coffee-table Book with Foreword by New York Times Bestseller Michelle Alexander Details 40 Years of Incarceration, Influences, and Impacts of Overincarceration
Justice Policy Institute Brings on Marc Schindler, Nationally Known Juvenile Justice Advocate and Reformer, as Executive Director: Jun 19, 2013; The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) announced today that Marc Schindler has been named Executive Director of the national criminal and juvenile justice reform organization based in Washington, D.C.…
Virginia Faith Leaders to Rally at State Capitol to Call on Gov. McDonnell to Deliver on Commitment to Automatic Voting Rights Restoration: May 30, 2013; Virginia Faith Leaders to Rally at Richond, VA State Capitol, Call on Gov. McDonnell to Deliver on Commitment to Automatic Voting Rights Restoration
JJIE Launches New Juvenile Justice Hub, Explores Mental Health: Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, Apr 24, 2013; Follow pathways from the stories to a new comprehensive Juvenile Justice Resource Hub developed in partnership with the National Juvenile Justice Network and the MacArthur Foundation.
Keeping Families Together Leads to Fewer Kids in the Prison Pipeline: Apr 9, 2013; Youth in D.C.’s child welfare system can be better served if D.C. policy makers prioritize the needs of its vulnerable children and their families by investing in the mental health and…
Five States Dramatically Reduce the Number of Youth in Juvenile Detention Centers: Feb 27, 2013; New Reports: Five States Dramatically Reduce the Number of Youth in Juvenile Detention Centers Serving as a national model, CT, MN, TN, AZ and LA slashed the number of young people in confinement by…
More Police - In Schools and Out - Not the Answer: Jan 16, 2013; President's prescription to prevent another Newtown tragedy will cause more ills than it cures.
President Obama: Just Say No to More Police in Schools: Jan 16, 2013; Today, President Obama will issue his Administration's recommendations following last month's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut.
Drop in Crime Continues in the U.S.: Nov 1, 2012; Reductions are seen in arrests for drug abuse violations as well as property and violent crimes.
Release: JPI Stands by Data in 2002 on Education and Incarceration: Oct 3, 2012; The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) took issue with a new film being screened nationally – and soon, internationally. The film, entitled “Hoodwinked,” wrongly accuses the Justice…
Release: “It’s a Hustle:” Baltimoreans Say Bail System Should Be Reformed, For-Profit Bail Bonding Outlawed: Sep 26, 2012; Final report in series on money bail gives snapshot of system from residents’ point of view
Release: The Bail Bond Industry is For Profit, But Not For Good: Sep 18, 2012; New report supports elimination of for-profit bail bonding as part of justice system
Release: Money Bail Serves No Purpose in a Fair, Effective Justice System: Sep 11, 2012; New analysis shows using money to decide release while awaiting trial unfairly impacts low-income communities, should be replaced with practices that better protect public safety and reduce social…
Release: D.C. Youth Need Treatment, Not Punishment, for Mental Health Problems: Jun 21, 2012; DC should prioritize children’s mental health as a proactive measure to stem contact with the justice system, improve long term outcomes for youth
Release: National and State Experts to Highlight Causes, Remedies for Racial Disparities in Maryland’s Criminal Justice System: Jun 4, 2012; National and State Experts to Highlight Causes, Remedies for Racial Disparities in Maryland’s Criminal Justice System MD Advisory Committee to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to Hold…
Release: United States Continuing to Overspend on Police, Despite Decreasing Crime Rates: Justice Policy Institute, May 22, 2012; United States Continuing to Overspend on Police, Despite Decreasing Crime Rates New Report shows U.S. spends over $100 billion a year on policing, frequently at the expense of communities of color…
Youth Employment Investments will Pay Public Safety Dividends: Press Release, Apr 26, 2012; Effective job assistance and training programs set youth on a positive path toward the future
Advocates, Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Rally to Give More People a Meaningful Chance for Parole: Press Release, Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative, Mar 1, 2012; After governor denies paroles and commutations for all eligible “lifers,” groups seek to remove governor from parole process for those who were juveniles or not the principal in the…

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