Press Releases
USA Today: Former attorneys general – Criminal justice reform vital to slow spread of COVID-19
Former attorneys general Loretta Lynch and Alberto Gonzales explain the connections between criminal justice reform and slowing COVID-19 in prisons in this USA Today opinion piece.
Read MoreNational Commission Issues Recommendations to Contain Coronavirus, Improve Justice System Readiness for Future Health Crises
The National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice released a set of recommendations calling on leaders in law enforcement, the courts, and corrections to reduce COVID-19 in the criminal justice system.
Read MoreNew Report Shows Rise in Homicides, Steep Drop in Property and Drug Offenses in Major U.S. Cities
Research for the National Commission on COVID-19 and criminal justice explores urban crime trends amid pandemic, ongoing social unrest.
Read MoreStudy Released by National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice Finds Coronavirus Infection, Death Rates in Prison Vary Widely Among States
Separate report finds that local jail populations decreased an average of 31% early in the pandemic before rising again in May.
Read MoreFormer U.S. Attorneys General Gonzales and Lynch to Lead National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice
Diverse expert panel will assess pandemic’s impacts and produce roadmap for immediate and long-term reforms.
Read MoreDiverse in Expertise and Perspective, CCJ Members Serve as Media Resource for Broad Range of Topics
With more than 175 members from across the criminal justice field, the Council on Criminal Justice serves as an expert resource for journalists covering everything from policing and crime trends to corrections, the courts, reentry, urban violence, and substance abuse, as well as the politics of reform and broader context of social and racial justice.…
Read MoreCCJ Names Khalil Cumberbatch Senior Fellow
Cumberbatch joins national organization focused on enhancing safety and justice New York, NY – Khalil A. Cumberbatch, a nationally recognized formerly incarcerated advocate for criminal justice policy reform, has been named a Senior Fellow by the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), a nonpartisan invitational membership organization and think tank. Cumberbatch will play a lead role in helping direct…
Read MoreExpert Task Force Unveils Consensus Roadmap for Federal Action on Criminal Justice
COVID-19 pandemic adds urgency to 15 evidence-based recommendations for improving public safety, health, and justice WASHINGTON, D.C. – With unprecedented speed and force, COVID-19 has upended life in the United States, sidelining entire industries while devastating families and communities. It has also laid bare the perilous vulnerabilities of our nation’s criminal justice system – and everyone connected…
Read MoreAn Overloaded Criminal Justice System Responds to a Public Health Crisis
The Council launched a series of video panels featuring Council leaders and members grappling with the pandemic.
Read MoreRacial Disparities Declined Across Corrections Populations
Council on Criminal Justice study finds that while racial gaps persist, imprisonment disparities shrunk for all major crime categories from 2000-2016; drop was steepest for drug offenses, women
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