Posts by maxine
New CCJ Analysis: Long Sentences by the Numbers
The Task Force on Long Sentences is assessing our nation’s use of long prison terms and formulating recommendations to advance safety and justice. This series of charts serves as a foundation for the deliberations of the group, a diverse set of experts from varied sectors of the criminal justice field and across the ideological spectrum.
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New Analysis Shows Jump in Share of State
Prison Population Serving Sentences of 10+ Years
CCJ task force report also finds increase in average time spent in prison by those receiving long sentences and a doubling of the population 55 and over serving such terms.
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The Crime Report
Guns: Yes, Virginia, There Really is a Middle Ground
Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bruen decision, Levin argues that Americans can find middle ground on guns.
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Health and Reentry Project
Issue Brief 2
This issue brief outlines key principles for changing Medicaid’s role in reentry, proposes a new reentry care model, and identifies essential elements for successful implementation of potential new Medicaid reentry policies.
Read MoreUpClose with Tarra Simmons
This month’s member spotlight features Tarra Simmons, representative for the 23rd legislative district in Washington State and founding director of Civil Survival.
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Protecting Public Safety
Presented by CCJ and
The Washington Post Live
In a powerful summit on June 28, 2022, with support from Arnold Ventures, the Council on Criminal Justice and Washington Post Live convened a cross section of leaders from around the country to discuss the most effective ways to strengthen both public safety and trust.
Read MoreUpClose with Beau Kilmer
This member video spotlights Beau Kilmer, Director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center.
Read MoreStatements on President Biden’s Executive Order on Policing
Members of CCJ staff and the Council’s Task Force on Policing share perspectives on President Biden’s executive order on policing.
Read MoreUpClose with James Forman, Jr.
Our newest member video spotlights CCJ Board of Trustees member James Forman, Jr., a professor at Yale Law School and faculty director of the Yale Law and Racial Justice Center.
Read MoreUpClose with David Safavian
Our newest member video spotlights David Safavian, Deputy Director of the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Criminal Justice Reform.
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