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Dec 14, 2022 · Formerly incarcerated activists, lawmakers, and advocates achieved important changes in criminal justice policy in 2022 to challenge extreme sentencing, expand voting rights and advance youth justice. This briefing paper highlights top trends in criminal justice reform in 2022.
Dec 18, 2018 · Senate Passes Landmark Criminal Justice Reform. First Step Act approved by vote of 87-12. WASHINGTON – The Senate tonight passed once-in-a-generation reforms to America’s prison and sentencing system to reduce recidivism, save tax dollars and promote safe communities.
Nov 15, 2022 · WASHINGTON — To reduce racial inequality in the U.S. criminal justice system, local, state, and federal government should explore ways to reduce police stops and searches, jail detention, prison admission, and long sentences, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
May 25, 2022 · May 25, 2022. FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Historic Executive Order to Advance Effective, Accountable Policing and Strengthen Public Safety. Briefing Room. Statements and Releases.
May 30, 2020 · A better path forward for criminal justice. April 2021. 5 min read. Program. Governance Studies. George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in May 2020 and frequent events like it across...
May 25, 2022 · While we can make policing safer and more effective by strengthening trust between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve, we must also reform our broader criminal justice...
Dec 9, 2020 · A Federal Agenda for Criminal Justice Reform. Summary: From policing to prisons, the Biden administration and Congress must act to make our systems of public safety less punitive and more equitable. Ram Subramanian. Lauren-Brooke Eisen. Taryn A. Merkl. Leily Arzy. Hernandez D. Stroud. Taylor King. Jackie Fielding. Alia Nahra. Michael Waldman.
