The Council’s Task Force on Long Sentences is examining how prison terms of 10 years or more affect public safety, crime victims and survivors, incarcerated people and their families, corrections staff, and communities.

2021 Annual Report

The Council’s 2021 Annual Report provides a summary of the year’s policy projects, supporters, research, membership, media coverage, and events.

Health and Reentry Project

Recent state and federal action has the potential to extend Medicaid coverage to incarcerated people nearing release. How can Medicaid reentry policies improve public health and public safety?

Violent Crime Working Group

Composed of a diverse range of leaders representing community organizations, law enforcement, the public health sector, and academia, the Violent Crime Working Group is dedicated to addressing the most pressing and challenging issues concerning crime, violence, and justice.

Consensus Proposals to Improve Policing

Launched in late 2020, the Task Force on Policing identified the policies and practices most likely to reduce excessive use of force, increase accountability, and rebuild trust between the police and communities. The diverse group of law enforcement, civil rights, and community leaders assessed more than two dozen reforms and identified five top priorities. The final report highlighted five priorities for reform.

Reshaping Criminal Justice After COVID-19

Led by former U.S. Attorneys General Loretta Lynch and Alberto Gonzales, the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice issued sweeping recommendations to increase the resiliency, fairness, and effectiveness of a system that includes 2.1 million people behind bars and another 4.4 million on probation or parole.

Welcome to the Council

Independent and nonpartisan, the Council is an invitational membership organization and think tank, serving as a center of gravity and incubator of policy and leadership for the criminal justice field.