Programs

  • Criminal Justice Research and Education

    RESEARCH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND PRODUCES RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES. FINDINGS ARE SHARED THROUGH HIGHLY VISIBLE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS THAT INCLUDE EARNED MEDIA, WEBINARS, NEWSLETTERS, ACTION ALERTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. POLICY PRIORITIES INCLUDE EXTREME SENTENCING, VOTING RIGHTS, YOUTH JUSTICE, AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $411.9K

  • Voting Rights Advocacy

    VOTING RIGHTS: THE ORGANIZATION IS A LEADER IN NATIONAL EFFORTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF JUSTICE-INVOLVED PEOPLE, THE RACIALLY DISPARATE IMPACTS OF CURRENT FELONY DISENFRANCHISEMENT LAWS AND JAIL PRACTICES, AND THE NEED TO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE FOR ALL CITIZENS IN ORDER TO END THE ROLE OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM IN MEDIATING THE CENTRAL RIGHT OF VOTING IN A DEMOCRACY. IT WORKS AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL TO ADVOCATE FOR FULL VOTING RIGHTS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN JAIL, PRISON, AND THE COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF CONVICTION STATUS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $537.9K

  • Extreme Sentencing Reform

    EXTREME SENTENCING: THE ORGANIZATION PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN CAMPAIGNS AND COALITIONS AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVEL IN SUPPORT OF POLICIES THAT EXPAND THE USE OF POST-CONVICTION RELEASE MECHANISMS, ELIMINATE VIRTUAL LIFE SENTENCES AND LIFE SENTENCES WITHOUT PAROLE, CAP SENTENCES AT 20 YEARS, AND FOSTER A CULTURE THAT REJECTS EXCESSIVE PUNISHMENT IN FAVOR OF RESTORATIVE APPROACHES TO SAFETY. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND PROMOTES MEDIA AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON SENTENCING POLICIES, REFORMS, AND IMPACTS TO FOSTER A SHIFT IN THE NATIONAL NARRATIVE AROUND EXTREME SENTENCES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.2M