The Geography of Incarceration

A Special Report from the Boston Indicators Project in Partnership with MassINC and the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition

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 read more

Topic(s): Criminal Justice

Calling all Gateway City Leaders

An action Guide to Workforce Development Transformation in Massachusetts

Ben Forman

In Gateway City regions with an aging and under-skilled labor force, workforce development is an essential ingredient for future economic growth. This new “action guide” provides a helpful playbook for read more

Topic(s): Jobs and Economic Security, Strong Communities, Economic Development, Gateway Cities, Research

Justice Reinvestment At-A-Glance

Community Corrections

Ben Forman

This Justice Reinvestment At-a-Glance report examines community corrections. Community corrections is an enhanced form of probation. Instead of incarceration, individuals are sentenced to intensive services and supervision in the community. read more

Topic(s): Criminal Justice

Establishing Principles for Accountability

Perspectives from small-to-midsize urban districts and their allies

Ben Forman, Alexia Lipman, Andrew Bundy, Ryan Reyna, Lainy Fersh and Karla Baehr

The Next Generation Accountability Learning Community (NGALC) is a group of roughly two dozen New England education leaders who have come together to look at the Every Student Succeeds Act read more

Topic(s): Education

Exploring Foundational Questions For Next Generation Accountability

Alexia Lipman, Andrew Bundy and Ben Forman

These reflections have been prepared by the staff of the Next Generation Accountability Learning Community (NGALC). The NGALC is a group of roughly two dozen New England educators interested in read more

Topic(s): Education

Rebuilding Renewal

An Analysis of State Investment in Gateway Cities and a Work Plan for Delivering Transformative Development

Ben Forman, Dan Hodge, Ian Jakus and Matthew O'Brien

Over the last decade, Massachusetts has fundamentally shifted its understanding of the needs and opportunities of small-to-medium-sized cities anchoring the Commonwealth’s regional economies. The state now places considerable priority on read more

Topic(s): Economic Development, Gateway Cities, Research

Harnessing the Power of Data for Justice Reinvestment in Massachusetts

Ben Forman and Joe Farrell

Data are increasingly the lifeblood of an effective criminal justice system. Modern technology allows agencies to collect and exchange high-quality, actionable information. These data help frontline workers make informed decisions read more

Topic(s): Criminal Justice, Research

Mounting an Evidence-Based Criminal Justice Response to Substance Abuse and Drug Offending in Massachusetts

Ben Forman, Jonathan Jones and Abigail Hiller

Solutions to better treat and manage substance abuse are paramount to an effective Justice Reinvestment strategy. Too many residents suffering from substance use disorder continue to enter the criminal justice read more

Topic(s): Criminal Justice, Research

Reducing Recidivism in Massachusetts with a Comprehensive Reentry Strategy

Jonathan Jones and Ben Forman

More than two-thirds of defendants sentenced to state and county prisons in Massachusetts have had prior incarcerations, according to new analysis presented in this policy brief. Comprehensive change is necessary read more

Topic(s): Criminal Justice, Research

Viewing Justice Reinvestment Through a Developmental Lens

New approaches to reducing young adult recidivism in Massachusetts

Ben Forman and Sarah Yee

Residents ages 18 to 24 are the most likely demographic to find their way into Massachusetts prisons and the quickest to return to them upon release. Innovative models to serve read more

Topic(s): Criminal Justice, Research

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A Special Report from the Boston Indicators Project in Partnership with MassINC and the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition

An action Guide to Workforce Development Transformation in Massachusetts

Community Corrections

Perspectives from small-to-midsize urban districts and their allies

An Analysis of State Investment in Gateway Cities and a Work Plan for Delivering Transformative Development

New approaches to reducing young adult recidivism in Massachusetts

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