Atlantic Philanthropies Advocating an End to the Death Penalty
Release Date:
07/20/2016
The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.
Justice Reform
Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice
Release Date:
07/15/2016
“If America is to be America, we have to engage in a larger conversation than just the criminal justice system,” notes Walker.
Atlantic Philanthropies Joins Black Foundation Executives In Sharing Grief Over Police Shootings
Release Date:
07/08/2016
Just hours before five police officers were gunned down in the streets of Dallas, black foundation and nonprofit leaders from across the country picked up their phones Thursday and shared their grief.
Century Foundation Promotes ‘Realistic Steps’ on Gun Violence
Release Date:
06/15/2016
The country was horrified this weekend to learn of the massacre in Orlando affecting the LGBT and Latino communities, now known as the worst mass shooting in American history.
Russell Sage Publishes First Book on Court Fines and Fees Exposes Lifetime of Debt Faced by Poor Americans
Release Date:
06/08/2016
The culmination of years of original research on court fines and fees, "A Pound of Flesh" uncovers how America’s shadow criminal justice system keeps the poor in “permanent punishment” long after incarceration.
Tow Foundation Supports Fellowships to Strengthen Reporting on Juvenile Justice
Release Date:
05/25/2016
The Center on Media, Crime and Justice at John Jay College (CMCJ) has selected 26 journalists as Reporting Fellows for its third year-long program aimed at strengthening reporting on juvenile justice during the election year.
Glenn E. Martin, Founder of JustLeadershipUSA, Says He Met Some of America’s Best and Brightest While In Prison
Release Date:
05/10/2016
Glenn E. Martin is a formerly incarcerated person, in a country where 70 million Americans have a criminal record on file.
City Officials Want New Program to Connect Troubled Students with Legal Support
Release Date:
05/06/2016
Confronted with public high school students in a jam with the law, the city wants to connect these students with legal support and help them stay out of trouble in the first place.
Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry
Release Date:
04/26/2016
Project New Opportunity is aimed at assisting a few of the thousands of inmates who were charged with drug violations and are being released by order of the U.S. Sentencing Commission under revised guidelines approved in 2014.
The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation
Release Date:
04/12/2016
The New York Community Trust, the city’s community foundation, has approved $5.4 million in grants for dozens of promising projects—from reforming the bail system to developing an arts and leadership program for children on the autism spectrum.
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