The Lab

The Lab

The Need for a True Wealth Tax To Support Those Most In Need Due to the Coronavirus

Daniel Markovits

May 20, 2020

The Case For Universal Rental Assistance

Alex F. Schwartz, Kirk McClure

May 15, 2020

The Government Must Increase SNAP Benefits and Eligibility to Avoid a National Food Emergency

May 14, 2020

A New Federal Reserve Initiative Could Keep State And Local Governments Funded Through The Pandemic

May 13, 2020

Helping People Transition from Incarceration to Society During a Pandemic

Leo Beletsky, Sterling Johnson

May 12, 2020

The Majority of California Residents Support Housing as a Human Right

Data for Progress, Moms 4 Housing, The Justice Collaborative Institute

May 12, 2020

The Role of Overdose Prevention Sites in Coronavirus Response

Leo Beletsky, Sterling Johnson

May 07, 2020

The Gig Is Up – Coronavirus Pulls Back The Curtain On The Independent Contractor Epidemic

Linda Hamilton Krieger

May 06, 2020

Voters Support Raising The Minimum Wage For All Workers

Kyle C. Barry, Saru Jayaraman

May 01, 2020

The Case For Universal Healthcare During A Pandemic

Alison P. Galvani

Apr 30, 2020

The Case For A Temporary Merger Ban For America’s Largest Companies

Apr 28, 2020

California Housing Precarity In The Context Of The Coronavirus Pandemic

Hilary Ronen, Rachel D. Godsil

Apr 27, 2020

Rep. Rashida Tlaib: The Case For An Emergency Responder Corps

Apr 23, 2020

Protecting Rural Jails From Coronavirus

Aaron Littman, Jessica Pishko, Lauren Sudeall

Apr 21, 2020

Report: Emergency Action Plan

Data for Progress, The Justice Collaborative Institute

Apr 20, 2020

California’s Sheriffs Must Do More to Save Their Communities From the Ravages of Coronavirus

Jessica Pishko, Jody David Armour

Apr 18, 2020

California Prosecutors Must Do More To Protect Their Communities From COVID-19: Policies and Polling

Jody David Armour, Kyle C. Barry

Apr 17, 2020

When Every Sentence is a Possible Death Sentence: Public Defenders Speak From the Front Lines About COVID-19

Ben Miller, Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe

Apr 17, 2020

Governors Must Use Clemency Powers to Slow the Pandemic

Ben Notterman, Courtney Oliva

Apr 15, 2020

Addressing Housing Precarity in the Context of the Coronavirus Crisis

Rachel D. Godsil

Apr 15, 2020

Majority of Americans support monthly cash assistance to offset pandemic damage to economy

Hyeri Choi, Ioana Marinescu

Apr 14, 2020

Voters Want Guaranteed Paychecks Through the Pandemic

Apr 14, 2020

California Voters Support Releasing People from Jails and Prisons to Protect Communities from COVID-19

Kyle C. Barry, Lara Bazelon

Apr 09, 2020

To Protect Our Children and Fight the Coronavirus, Release Youth from Juvenile Detention

Samantha Buckingham

Apr 03, 2020

Coronavirus and America’s Immigrant Detention Crisis

Apr 02, 2020

Local Officials Should Quickly Reduce Jail Populations to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus

Apr 02, 2020

Fighting the Coronavirus and Protecting the Unhoused

Leo Beletsky, Sterling Johnson

Mar 31, 2020

Fighting the Coronavirus with Decarceration

Data for Progress, The Justice Collaborative Institute

Mar 19, 2020

The Care Economy – Policies and Polling on Mitigating the Effects of the Coronavirus

Jason Ganz, Kyle C. Barry, Sean McElwee

Mar 16, 2020

Reducing Excessive Prison Terms

Data for Progress, Fair and Just Prosecution, The Justice Collaborative Institute

Feb 24, 2020

Illustration of prisoners in boxes.

Risk Assessment: Explained

Dec 14, 2019

Chicago Police Torture: Explained

Dec 05, 2019

Harmless Error: Explained

Nov 10, 2019

Qualified Immunity: Explained

How a 60-year-old legal doctrine lets law enforcement officers off the hook for violating civil rights.

Amir H. Ali, Emily Clark

Jun 19, 2019

The Power of Sheriffs: Explained

Jan 03, 2019

Charging “Dealers” With Homicide: Explained

Leo Beletsky, Zachary A. Siegel

Nov 02, 2018

Capital Punishment in the United States

Callie Heller, Jessica Brand

Sep 24, 2018

How Fines and Fees Criminalize Poverty: Explained

Jul 28, 2018

The Shadowy World of Jailhouse Informants: Explained

Alexandra Natapoff

Jul 16, 2018

The Criminalization of Homelessness: Explained

Bidish Sarma, Jessica Brand

Jun 29, 2018