The Geography of Incarceration in a Gateway City
The Cost and Consequences of High Incarceration Rate Neighborhoods in Worcester
Massachusetts voters are ready to embrace major reforms to the state’s criminal justice system. A new MassINC poll shows most support reforms to both the front and back ends of the system to reduce repeat offending and refocus the system on prevention and rehabilitation. Voters perceive the current system as counterproductive; prisons are seen as
Getting Tough on Spending
An Examination of Correctional Expenditure in Massachusetts
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In 2013, a diverse cross-section of leaders stepped forward to form the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition. Led by Wayne Budd, Kevin Burke and Max Stern, members were drawn to the coalition by a shared understanding that the Commonwealth’s criminal justice system was riddled with counterproductive policies. They joined hands united in the belief that
Topic(s): Criminal Justice
The Public’s Take on Education Accountability
Results from a Survey of Massachusetts Voters
Voters Support the Changes to Accountability Envisioned by Gateway City Leaders
Survey of registered voters in Massachusetts
Advancing the Gateway Cities Vision
The Potential of Next-Generation Approaches to Education Accountability
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We’ve got a prime opportunity to advance the Gateway Cities Vision. In 2013, Gateway City leaders came together to develop an “education vision.” Their farsighted plan leverages unique urban assets to create exceptional learning environments. Achieving this vision is fundamental to making Gateway Cities more attractive communities for families to live and more productive places for
Topic(s): Education, Gateway Cities
Next Generation Education Accountability
Design Ideas from New England’s Small-to-Midsize Urban School Districts
Workforce Development Transformation Case Studies
Three Examples of Systems Change through Collaborative Gateway City Leadership
The Geography of Incarceration
A Special Report from the Boston Indicators Project in Partnership with MassINC and the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
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This paper explores the geography of incarceration in Boston, providing timely information as state leaders engage in an unprecedented effort to find strategies to operate our criminal justice system in a more cost-effective manner, and redirect the savings toward models that decrease crime and strengthen neighborhoods. The first phase of this federally-funded endeavor, which is
Topic(s): Criminal Justice