Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’s Freedom in California
Release Date:
05/11/2017
One of the Novo Foundation's first big grants will go to help young women and girls of color involved in the juvenile justice system.
Justice Reform
NY Women’s Foundation Points Out Gender Issues that Need Addressing in Rikers’ Reform
Release Date:
05/11/2017
From an inherently biased bail process to uniforms designed to fit men’s larger frames, the corrections system fails to consider that when it comes to incarceration, gender matters, write Ana Oliveira, president and CEO of The New York Women’s...
Kaberi Banerjee Murthy of Brooklyn Community Foundation: On Immigration and Justice Reform Advocacy
Release Date:
04/18/2017
After the PNY program, " Advocacy Day , " we sat with Kaberi Banerjee Murthy to discuss BCF’s initiatives, including the Immigrant Rights Fund and advocating for the closing of Rikers Island, both of which will affect many...
Germany Provides One Example for Ending the Cycle of Homelessness to Prison
Release Date:
04/18/2017
Steven Pacheco, inaugural John Jay College of Criminal Justice/David Rockefeller Fund Fellow, writes, "Though Germany has its own unique set of issues regarding its homeless population, it has long dismantled any laws that criminalize certain acts...
PhilTV: Century Foundation Hosts Policing Debate at NYU Wagner
Release Date:
04/06/2017
After additional incidents of police force, some resulting in death, tensions between police and civilians have galvanized media and public attention. Consensus around the most effective way to keep every community safe and ensure accountability...
Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline
Release Date:
04/06/2017
Abraham Paulous, Executive Director of Families for Freedom, tracks the concepts of “citizenship,” “documentation,” and the changing face of immigration throughout American history. He shares his own experience as an Eritrean refugee and his time at...
Novo Foundation's Jesenia Santana Discusses the Dismissal of Domestic Violence and Its Effects in the Criminal Court System
Release Date:
03/09/2017
For decades, domestic violence survivors have been criminalized, prosecuted, and imprisoned for acts carried out by their abusive partners.
Report Commissioned by NY Women's Foundation Provides In-Depth Exploration of Women in the Justice System
Release Date:
03/08/2017
While New York City has embarked on a series of reforms to divert people from jails and prisons and provide community supervision and community rehabilitation, reforms have primarily focused on men.
How Cuomo's Special Prosecutor Order Is Playing Out, 19 Months Later
Release Date:
02/28/2017
About 19 months ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order that was hailed by many advocates and elected officials as a bold and unprecedented step towards police accountability.
School Police: What’s Their Role? How Should They Treat Students?
Release Date:
02/08/2017
In Minnesota, the St. Paul school district revamped its school policing program to focus less on enforcement and more on student relationships.
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