The Case for Temporary Guaranteed Income for Formerly Incarcerated People
Temporary guaranteed income would provide the economic stability necessary to make reintegration more likely while providing benefits to taxpayers.
Lucius Couloute Jun 09, 2021
The Case For Moving Beyond Probation, And How To Do It
Radical change requires developing alternatives to probation that do not steer people into prison.
Fiona Doherty May 04, 2021
Erasing the “Scarlet E” of Eviction Records
Policymakers must protect tenants from records that can effectively banish people from civil society.
Kathryn A. Sabbeth Apr 12, 2021
Health, Place, And Covid-19 Vaccines: Why Geography Matters For Equity And Public Health Now, And Once Vaccines Are Widely Available
A novel place-based approach to COVID vaccine allocation could reduces inequities, even as states have adopted differing allocation frameworks.
Harald Schmidt Mar 18, 2021
14 Steps Biden’s DOJ Can Take Now to Reform America’s Criminal Legal System
The DOJ and its power to unilaterally shape the federal criminal legal system, should be a driving force for dramatic, high-impact change.
Rachel Barkow, Mark Osler Mar 15, 2021
From Civilian Input to Civilian Control – The Principles of Effective Police Oversight
Executive Summary In the days and weeks following the murder of George Floyd, people throughout the United States organized and protested against racist systems of policing, criminalization, and incarceration. Some called for defunding and abolishing entire police departments, while others demanded more incremental policing reforms. But across the board, a common theme emerged: the police, […]
Maria Hawilo Aug 11, 2020
No Excuses: Governors Must Pursue Decarceration Along with Investments in Reentry Services
Executive Summary On March 27, we warned about the urgent need for decarceration of jails and prisons to prevent large-scale outbreaks of COVID-19 that would lead to severe illness and death, both within facilities and beyond their walls. Since then, our fears have been realized. On April 5, Michael Tyson, age 53, was the first […]
Jun 09, 2020
Criminalizing Homelessness Violates the Constitution
Executive Summary Even before the pandemic, the United States was in the midst of a homelessness crisis that ensnares more than a million people every year. This year, with a coronavirus-induced economic crisis, that number will likely grow as unemployment hits record levels and people living paycheck-to-paycheck, already in a state of housing insecurity, can […]
Peter B. Edelman, Charles R. Lawrence III May 29, 2020