Report on key lessons learned and recommendations arising from a series of panel workshops with members of different criminal justice sectors.
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How to Talk About Disability, Disabled People | NPR
Emily Ladau, a disability rights advocate, speaker, and author discusses how to be more inclusive.
‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens | The New York Times
American adolescence is undergoing a drastic change, with soaring rates of mental health disorders.
Diversion Programs Are a Smart, Sustainable Investment in Public Safety | Vera Institute
Diversion points are available at various points in the criminal legal system to reduce dependence on jails and prisons.
Give Women a Second Chance—Our Economy Depends on It | Opinion | Newsweek
Akua Amaning and Sheena Meade, Criminal Justice Reform at The Center For American Progress; Clean Slate Initiative advocate for more states to adopt clean slate laws.
Creating A More Equitable Workforce System: Opportunities For Governors And States | National Governors Association
Eight strategies to promote equity throughout the reemployment and workforce service delivery process.
How State Higher Ed Leaders Are Expanding College in Prison | Vera Institute
Margaret diZerega, Initiative Director, Center for Sentencing and Corrections and Unlocking Potential; and Hannah Eddy, Communications Manager, Unlocking Potential discuss what some states are doing to increase access to higher education.
Winnable Criminal Justice Reforms in 2022
This Prison Policy Initiative briefing offers policymakers and criminal justice reform advocates solutions that would have the greatest impact without further investments in the prison system and point to policy reforms that have gained momentum in the past year.
Black men hit hardest by drug overdose deaths in recent years | Pew Research Center
While overdose death rates have increased in every major demographic group in recent years, no group has seen a bigger increase than Black men. As a result, Black men have overtaken White men and are now on par with American Indian or…
Jailing Teenagers with Adults Won’t Reduce Crime | Opinion | The New York Times
Gladys Carrión, a former NY State Office of Children and Family Services Commissioner, and Vincent Schiraldi, a former NYC City Departments of Correction and Probation commissioner, discuss alternatives to trying young people in adult courts.
