WE ARE WITNESSES: CHICAGO is an immersive short-video series presenting intimate portraits of Chicagoans who have been touched by the criminal justice system. Produced by The Marshall Project in partnership with Kartemquin Films and Illinois Humanities , these films explore the nature of...
The opening session included Cherise Fanno Burdeen (PJI), John Palfrey (MacArthur), and Laurie Garduque (MacArthur). In addition, the session ended with a performance from SaulPaul. #October2019Houston
Laurie Gardugue and SaulPaul closing out the October 2019 Network Meeting. #October2019Houston
This panel will explored the critical role of incarcerated women in jail reform efforts. They focused on why it is important to focus on women in efforts to reduce overuse of jails; what role can local governments and system decision makers play in keeping women from coming into the system in...
Justice initiatives need support at every level in county government in order to be successful. While most justice-related work is undertaken by leaders and staff in the sheriff’s office, department of corrections and the courts, elected county leadership has a paramount role in pushing justice...
Five Ways to Engage County Elected Officials in Your Justice Initiatives.pdf
While there is a growing trend promoting treatment vs jail for justice-involved people with mental health needs, jurisdictions struggle with how to divert people to treatment once a criminal case begins. This session will examine two examples of pre-plea diversion for people charged with...
Pre-Plea Diversion for People with Mental Illness.pdf
This spotlight of innovation and capstone sites shows projects these sites are working on and completed between 2018 and 2019. #PosterSession #October2019Houston #InnovationSites
Innovation Fund Sites 2018-2019 Innovations and Achievements.pdf
A facilitated roundtable conversation about how the historical context of race and equity impacts present efforts to change the criminal justice system. #RacialJustice #October2019Houston #racialdisparities
Beyond the Boundaries- Structural Racism, Structural Well-Being and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities.pdf
As communities move forward with local pretrial justice system reforms, data and anecdotal evidence are revealing unintended consequences of practices such as pretrial assessment, electronic monitoring, and release conditioning. Mid-course corrections are needed to ensure that the policies and...
Unintended Consequences of Pretrial Reform.pdf
Resources shared during the Trauma Roundtable at the 2019 Network Meeting. #October2019Houston #BehavioralHealth
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