by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 15, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
By Lily Walter, CJPC Intern In a series of four podcasts, NPR and the Northwestern University School of Journalism found that female inmates are disciplined disproportionately in prisons. Women get disciplined at higher rates than men, especially with smaller...
by Dawn Blagrove | Nov 15, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration
By Allison Bunker, CJPC Intern A recent new report from the Prison Policy Initiative provides the first estimate of housing insecurity in the 5 million formerly incarcerated individuals in the US. The report breaks down the prevalence of homelessness by demographic...
by Dawn Blagrove | Oct 17, 2018 | CJPC News, Mass Incarceration
Beginning in 2019, Haywood and Jackson counties will become the first judicial districts in North Carolina to pilot a pretrial release program. The goal of this program is to reduce mass incarceration and recidivism rates. Under the new program, judges will be...
by Dawn Blagrove | Sep 24, 2018 | CJPC News, Criminal Justice Reform
by Natalie Alms, CJPC Intern The Spike documentary, “Time: The Kalief Browder Story,” released in 2017 and available now on Netflix, paints a vivid picture of Kalief Browder’s hellish experience with the criminal justice system, a story that could seem unbelievable...
by Dawn Blagrove | Aug 15, 2018 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
Poetic Justice, the Carolina Justice Policy Center’s inaugural annual fundraiser held last month, was not only educational, it was also a profoundly moving experience for both the audience and speakers. This powerful event paired spoken word artists with...
