03/24/22-Eureka Alert “Practically speaking, our findings suggest that investigating ACEs and presenting this evidence are critical in eliciting leniency in death penalty cases,” CJRA Study
03/22/22-Phys.org“The role of adverse childhood experiences in death penalty trials merits special attention,” CJRA Study
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02/14/22-Atlanta Black Star “If you’re going to raid a place that has drugs, then drugs are readily disposable, and we don’t want to give occupants time to get rid of the evidence, so we saw a great utilization of no-knock warrants during the war on drugs,” Delores Jones-Brown, CJRA Expert.
Fostering stable employment for people released from prison is an important issue for social justice and public safety, as well as for economic and workforce development. But studies on the efficacy of in-prison work programs designed to improve incarcerated people’s chances of getting jobs after they are released have yielded ambiguous results. Researchers conducted a […]
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01/16/22-Detroit News Jennifer Peck, CJRA Expert.
01/07/22-National Affairs“We find a large and significant reduction in recidivism rates. This reduction is consistent across racial groupings. Moreover, people with higher levels of participation recidivate at even lower rates. In light of these findings, we provide policy recommendations that support college-in-prison programs,” CJRA Study.
01/06/22-NewsInnings “Numerous barriers, including finding and maintaining jobs, securing housing, renewing ties with family and others, prevent religion from effectively supporting the reentry process for many incarcerated men, which can encourage relapse,” CJRA Study.
01/06/22-MyDroll “Numerous barriers, including finding and maintaining jobs, securing housing, renewing ties with family and others, prevent religion from effectively supporting the reentry process for many incarcerated men, which can encourage relapse,” CJRA Study.