UpClose With Alice Marie Johnson

Alice Marie Johnson is an advocate, speaker, author, and activist who is the CEO of the Taking Action for Good Foundation. On June 6, 2018, President Donald Trump commuted her sentence after more than two decades in prison. Since leaving prison, Alice has committed her life to helping others. Alice created the Taking Action for Good (TAG) Foundation as a movement with the belief that everyone has the ability to TAG and challenge others to do the same.

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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.