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Kentucky Is Succeeding in Keeping Youth Out of the Juvenile Justice System

For most, the best justice solution is to stay out of the system entirely.
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State Innovations through the Justice Reinvestment Initiative

Key to the Justice Reinvestment Initiative is a tailored approach reflecting each state’s challenges and strengths.
Crime and Justice

Federal leadership joins states in seeking needed updates to juvenile justice

Last month, House representatives on both sides of the aisle passed a bill to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act.
Crime and Justice

States spearhead ambitious criminal justice reform policies

When it comes to criminal justice reform, odds are that states will continue leading the charge.
Crime and Justice

Everyday actions can help transform juvenile justice policy and practice

State prisons and local jails hold the most people in the criminal justice system, making grassroots efforts the best positioned to drive change.
Crime and Justice

Local win-wins: How homegrown solutions can reduce incarceration and improve public safety

COVID-19: Policies to Protect People and Communities

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COVID-19: Policies to Protect People and Communities

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Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

Critical Value: An Urban Institute Podcast

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Critical Value: An Urban Institute Podcast

Structural Racism in America

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Structural Racism in America

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