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Government must protect rights through a criminal justice system, but it also must be limited to avoid violating individual rights. An effective criminal justice system protects public safety, respects human dignity, makes victims whole, and ensures equal justice for all.
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We already have a key to reducing violent crime, according to this former law enforcement officer turned leading policy researcher.
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The Frederick Douglass Project uses face-to-face conversations in prison to unlock possibilities for everyone.
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About half of people leaving prison or jail will return. These five nonprofits want to change that.
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The founder of End it for Good says the war on drugs has failed. Here’s why.
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It took meeting one family to change Christina Dent’s opinion about ending the war on drugs for good. This is her story.
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Alice honored Kim at a celebration in Los Angeles featuring celebrities and criminal justice reform advocates.
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Andre McGregor created ForceMetrics to improve public safety with a Moneyball-style approach to police data.
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JUMPSTART Prison Ministry’s work takes tangible support after prison to a new level, offering transformational opportunities so men and women leaving incarceration can thrive.
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Forcemetrics, New Blue, MovementForward, and IGNITE are improving public safety and strengthening police-community relations in cities across the country.
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Sergeant Meg Hamilton has a potential solution to rising crime rates: Send more people who are arrested to community restorative court.