Read the March 2020 newsletter here.
03/13/20-The Crime Report “We find no relationship between SB54’s enactment and violent crime in California,” Charis E. Kubrin, CJRA Expert.
03/09/20-The Appeal “There’s a lot of research that shows that students of color are more likely to be targeted by teachers, principals and police officers in schools. … Kids who experience harsher treatment in schools are more likely to be funneled into the criminal justice system as they get older,” Kelly Welch, CJRA Expert.
Read the February 2020 newsletter here.
02/20/20-The Appeal “Bloomberg was attacked on issues that were easy to attack him on,” Howard Henderson, CJRA Expert.
02/20/20-Philadelphia Inquirer “Suicide is very preventable in prison and jail systems,” said Christine Tartaro, CJRA Expert.
02/11/20-Fox News The impact of this incarceration and the collateral consequences that accompany incarceration are much more dangerous to public safety than the bail reform law,” Ashley Nellis, CJRA Expert.
Read the January 2020 newsletter here.
Will Gov. John Bel Edwards ramp up use of clemency power as part of criminal justice reform efforts?
02/01/20-The Advocate “We have to remember that in Louisiana, this is the only mechanism available to thousands of people who will otherwise die in prison,” Ashley Nellis, CJRA Expert.
1/29/20-Social Work Today “Although trauma related to gun violence is usually associated with the victims and their social networks, there also is trauma related to perpetrators,” Natalie Kroovand Hipple, CJRA Expert.