Criminal Justice Reform Archives

West Virginia House Bill 4819 reduces licensing barriers for people with criminal records

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi and David L. Morgan

Kentucky House Bill 185 expands job opportunities and reduces licensing barriers for people with criminal records

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi and David L. Morgan

Tennessee’s Senate Bill 2099 would reduce costly failures to appear and improve efficiency

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi and David L. Morgan

From prison to paperwork: A 50-state survey of policies on reentry identification documents

Policy Brief by Vittorio Nastasi, Gary Charles and Maegan Smarkusky

Could clearance rates be key to addressing criminal justice failures?

Policy Brief by Hanna Liebman Dershowitz

Missouri bills would protect free expression and artistic freedom

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi and David L. Morgan

Colorimetric field drug tests are unreliable, lead to wrongful arrests and convictions

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi and David L. Morgan

Michigan requires greater transparency to support public trust in law enforcement

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi

The effects of cash bail on crime and court appearances

Policy Brief by Vittorio Nastasi

Examining recent crime trends and flaws in national statistics

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi

Monetary sanctions and court fees are counterproductive to the goals of juvenile justice

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi

Text message reminders can improve community supervision outcomes and reduce inefficiency

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi

Providing returning citizens with IDs and other essential documents can facilitate the reentry process

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi

Strategies for improving community supervision programs

Backgrounder by Vittorio Nastasi

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