The Front Line: A Scan of Law Enforcement-Driven Youth Diversion Programs in...
Press release: How to Improve Youth Diversion Programs in Maryland [1] Image credit: Tsalvit Endnotes“How to Improve Youth Diversion Programs in Maryland”:...
View ArticleIn support of House Bill No. 1187, “AN ACT concerning Juvenile Law-Juvenile...
My name is Emily Mooney, and I am a resident criminal justice policy fellow at the R Street Institute, which is a nonprofit, center-right public policy research organization. Our mission is to engage...
View ArticleIt’s time for Indiana to Reform its Youth Justice System
Over the past year, high rates of COVID-19 behind bars and the killing of George Floyd have reminded the nation that contact with the criminal justice system can often be more harmful to community...
View ArticleAutomatic expungement plan can bring benefits for Delaware
With the launch of the Delaware “clean slate” campaign Feb. 24, state lawmakers are now poised to automate the expungement of eligible criminal records this session. This move would build off the...
View ArticleKentucky parole officers need time and money
For years, criminal justice advocates have been calling for reforms to reduce Kentucky’s prison system overcrowding. The outbreak of COVID-19 — for which one in four prisoners in Kentucky has tested...
View ArticleLet’s Give Police More Options to Help Md.’s Youth
Maryland’s Juvenile Justice Reform Council has wrapped up its final report and recommendations [1], and the associated legislative package [2] is making its way through the General Assembly. Several of...
View ArticleYouth Advocates Push MD Bill to Divert Kids from Jail
From The Southern Maryland Chronicle [1]: Research shows [2] that processing a young person through the formal court system before age 18 can have devastating long-term consequences, including less...
View Article4. SCHOOLS QUESTION THE ROLE OF POLICE ON CAMPUS
From Axios [1]: Disabled students are also disproportionately affected negatively when police or school resource officers rather than teachers and administrators maintain discipline, according to a...
View ArticleHow Atrocious Prisons Conditions Make Us All Less Safe
From Brennan Center for Justice [1]: In Florida, which is the nation’s third largest prison system, there are virtually no education programs [2] for prisoners, even though research shows that those...
View ArticleResearch roundup: The positive impacts of family contact for incarcerated...
From Prison Policy Initiative [1]: The R Street Institute sums it up [2] nicely: Supportive family relationships can promote psychological and physiological health for incarcerated people and their...
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