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DOJ Budget in Focus: Earmarks, Grants, and Congressional Priorities in 2026

Despite proposals to reduce DOJ grants, Congress largely rejected those cuts in its latest budget, while boosting earmarks to nearly $1 billion. A new CCJ report examines these trends and includes an interactive earmark database.

UpClose With Elizabeth Glazer

This month’s spotlighted member is Elizabeth Glazer, founder of Vital City.

Event Recording: Second Chances: Sustaining Progress

As part of Second Chance Month activities, the Council on Criminal Justice’s Centering Justice initiative and a panel of experts examined how second chance policies are working in practice, what drives success and failure, and what it will take to sustain progress over time.