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Expert Task Force Unveils Consensus Roadmap for Federal Action on Criminal Justice

By maxine | May 27, 2020

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…

Council Perspectives: Police and Communities

By abby | May 25, 2020

The Council on Criminal Justice (staff, Board of Trustees, and members) share their thoughts on law enforcement and their role in our communities.

Facing COVID-19 in the Community

By abby | May 12, 2020

Facing COVID-19, a series of Council on Criminal Justice web events, features leaders on the front lines of protecting public safety, public health, and justice as the criminal justice system responds to the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 and Corrections: Challenges and Strategies

By abby | April 30, 2020

Leaders of three corrections systems discussed the variety of challenges they face in limiting the spread of COVID-19 in prisons and jails.

Facing COVID-19 in the Courts

By abby | April 16, 2020

The Council convened a panel of leaders from across the justice system to examine the challenges facing COVID-19.

Public Safety in a Public Health Crisis

By abby | April 9, 2020

Police leaders spoke with the Council on Criminal Justice during this web event about community cooperation and personal responsibility amongst law enforcement.

An Overloaded Criminal Justice System Responds to a Public Health Crisis

By abby | April 6, 2020

The Council launched a series of video panels featuring Council leaders and members grappling with the pandemic.

Racial Disparities Declined Across Corrections Populations

By Rachel Yen | December 3, 2019

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

Leadership Summit

By abby | October 17, 2019

On October 17, the Council on Criminal Justice and Arnold Ventures convened 200 top leaders, thinkers and doers from across the criminal justice and policy field to explore the key forces and trends that are shaping the criminal justice reform landscape today.

Bleeding Out: Strategies to Reduce Violence

By abby | July 31, 2019

CCJ hosted a conversation between leaders in the criminal justice space to discuss the most effective ways of minimizing violence in our communities.