This month’s member spotlight features Ciera Bates-Chamberlain. Bates-Chamberlain was born and raised on the Southside of Chicago. She is committed to furthering the fight for social and economic justice by strengthening communities through radical theology.
Amid new cuts, opportunities, and priority shifts, Justice in Perspective will examine the complexities of federal justice funding, research, and operations.
On March 25, 2025, leaders of the Council on Criminal Justice Centering Justice initiative – Khalil Cumberbatch and Marc Levin – led a panel of experts in a discussion of the second Trump Administration’s executive orders and other actions related to criminal justice.
To help stakeholders wrestle with critical questions about the use of AI in criminal justice, CCJ prepared a summary highlighting key findings and recommendations from a 2024 report on the topic produced by the U.S. Department of Justice.
