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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UpClose With Sharone Mitchell, Jr.

This month’s spotlighted member is Sharone Mitchell, Jr., Public Defender for the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender.

Artificial Intelligence

The Implications of AI for Criminal Justice

In June 2024, the Council convened a group of experts and stakeholders to discuss the implications of AI for the U.S. criminal justice system. The meeting brought together a diverse group of leading stakeholders from across ideologies, disciplines, and sectors of the system

Crime Trends Working Group

Toward a Better Estimate of Domestic Violence in America

Using new methodology that accounts for the underreporting of domestic violence to law enforcement, this analysis estimates that incidents in a sample of 20 large cities are 29% to 53% higher than what official counts show.