Resources

Jail Population Trends During Covid-19

The CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance

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Reducing the Misuse and Overuse of Jails in Safety and Justice Challenge Sites

The CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance

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Overdose Deaths and Jail Incarceration

Andrew Taylor, Charlotte Miller, Jason Tan de Bibiana, Jackson Beck (The Vera Institute of Justice)

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Dollars and Sense In Cook County

Don Stemen and David Olson (Loyola University Chicago)

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Implementation Guide for Prosecutorial Performance Indicators

Besiki Luka Kutateladze, Rebecca Richardson, Ryan Meldrum, Lin Liu (Florida International University) Don Stemen, David Olson, Branden DuPont (Loyola University Chicago)

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In the Shadows: A Review of the Research on Plea Bargaining

Ram Subramanian, Leon Digard, Melvin Washington II, and Stephanie Sorage (The Vera Institute of Justice)

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No Access to Justice: Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness and Jail

Madeline Bailey, Erica Crew, and Madz Reeve (The Vera Institute of Justice)

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The Present And Future Of AI In Pre-Trial Risk Assessment Instruments

Alexandra Chouldechova and Kristian Lum

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The "Radical" Notion Of The Presumption Of Innocence

Tracey Meares and Arthur Rizer -- The Square One Project

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Assisting Women throughout the Justice Continuum

Marina Duane, Megan Russo, and Matthew Williams—Urban Institute

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Civil Rights and Pretrial Risk Assessment Instruments

David G. Robinson and Logan Koepke Upturn, Inc.

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Access to Justice: A Cross-Disability Perspective on Reducing Jail Incarceration

Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago

Broken Ground: Why America Keeps Building More Jails and What It Can Do Instead

Vera Institute of Justice

Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019

Prison Policy Initiative

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Working Toward Safety and Justice Through Police and Prosecutor Partnerships

Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and the International Association of Chiefs of Police

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Mental Health: The Legislative Primer Series for Front End Justice

National Conference of State Legislatures

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Young Adults in the Justice System: The Legislative Primer Series for Front-End Justice

National Conference of State Legislatures

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Arrest, Release, Repeat: How police and jails are misused to respond to social problems

Prison Policy Institute

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Gatekeepers: The Role of Police in Ending Mass Incarceration

Vera Institute of Justice

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Paid in Full: A Plan to End Money Injustice in New Orleans

Vera Institute of Justice

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Does our county really need a bigger jail?

Prison Policy Initiative

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Justice Denied: The Harmful and Lasting Effects of Pretrial Detention

Vera Institute of Justice

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Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019

Prison Policy Initiative

Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools: A Primer for Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Attorneys

University of Virginia Law School, Upturn, and Human Rights Data Analysis Group

A Call For New Criminal Justice Values

Arthur Rizer, R Street Institute

The Challenge of Criminal Justice Reform

Bruce Western, Justice Lab, Columbia University

Correctional Control 2018: Incarceration and Supervision by State

Prison Policy Initiative

Prosecutorial Attitudes, Perspectives, and Priorities: Insights from the Inside

Florida International University; Loyola University Chicago;

Women's Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2018

Prison Policy Initiative

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Case Study: Developing Data Dashboards to Drive Criminal Justice Decisions

Urban Institute

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Case Study: Using the Sequential Intercept Model to Guide Local Reform

Urban Institute

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Case Study: Supporting Individual Agency in the Pretrial Release Process

Urban Institute

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Case Study: Lessons on Front-End Diversion from Deschutes County, OH

Urban Institute

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Case Study: Implementing Alternatives to Incarceration for Women in Rural Communities

Urban Institute

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Case Study: Pretrial Strategy for Handling Intimate Partner Violence Cases

Urban Institute

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The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration

Vera Institute of Justice

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Beyond the Adversarial System: Achieving the Challenge

National Legal Aid & Defender Association + Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

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Divided Justice: Trends in Black and White Incarceration 1990-2013

Vera Institute of Justice

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Public Opinion Poll Findings on Jails and Local Justice Systems

RTI International and Zogby Analytics

Memo

Diversion, Not Discrimination: How Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act Can Help Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illness in Jails

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Out of Sight: The Growth of Jails in Rural America

Vera Institute of Justice

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Rethinking Jails, Reframing Public Defense: Making the Case for the System-Wide Benefits of Effective Defenders

National Legal Aid & Defender Association

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Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2017

Prison Policy Initiative

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Following the Money of Mass Incarceration

Prison Policy Initiative

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Effective Programs and Practices for Women in the Justice System

National Association of Counties

Webinar

NCSL Pretrial Quarterly Newsletter

National Conference of State Legislatures

Newsletter

MacArthur Safety and Justice Challenge Brings Defenders and Prosecutors Together to Address Jail Reform

National Legal Aid & Defender Association

Newsletter

Reducing Jail and Protecting Victims

The Center for Court Innovation

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Overlooked: Women and Jails in an Era of Reform

The Vera Institute of Justice and The Safety and Justice Challenge

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The Human Toll of Jail

The Vera Institute of Justice

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In Our Own Backyard: Confronting Growth and Disparities in American Jails

The Vera Institute of Justice

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Ten Steps to System Change

Justice System Partners

Newsletter

From Silo to System: What Makes a Criminal Justice System Operate Like a System?

The Justice Management Institute

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Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Jails: Recommendations for Local Practice

The Brennan Center for Justice

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The Price of Jails: Measuring the Taxpayer Cost of Local Incarceration

The Vera Institute of Justice

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Incarceration's Front Door: The Misuse of Jails in America

The Vera Institute of Justice

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Incorporating Racial Equity into Criminal Justice Reform

The Sentencing Project

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When Political Will is Not Enough: Jails, Communities, and Persons With Mental Health Disorders

Policy Research Associates

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The Potential of Community Corrections to Improve Safety and Reduce Incarceration

The Vera Institute of Justice

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Reducing Reliance on Local Jails

Urban Institute

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Rational and Transparent Bail Decisionmaking

Pretrial Justice Institute

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