Urban across the Country

Urban’s researchers partner with state and local leaders to provide the evidence, tools, and support they need to improve lives and strengthen communities. This work includes strategic advising to translate research into action, program evaluations to measure effectiveness, and research and data analysis to inform decisionmaking. Our experts develop custom data tools and modeling to support equitable resource allocation and lead community-engaged research and convenings to ensure policies reflect local priorities.

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Workforce Pell has the potential to transform career options for incarcerated people. But rule changes are needed to reflect the realities of prison programming.
Brief Implementing a Mobile Probation Unit
With support from the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC), Palm Beach County, Florida, established its Mobile Probation Unit (MPU) to improve access to probation services, reduce probation violations, and limit jail reincarceration for people on probation.