Re-Entry, Recidivism and Reform

• Policy Center

• Jan 25, 2016 Policy Center

Join The Boston Foundation for a discussion about how Massachusetts policy around sentencing, re-entry and recidivism stacks up against national trends and how the Commonwealth can foster a more effective criminal

Raising the Age of Juvenile Court in Connecticut

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• Jan 22, 2016 Policy Center

Monday, January 25th, 6:30 pm Wiener Auditorium, Taubman Ground Floor Harvard Kennedy School  Join the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management (PCJ) for a special gathering with this innovative

Kicking off the Justice Reinvestment Policy Brief Series

The MassCJRC Journal

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• Oct 7, 2015 Policy Center

MassINC and the Criminal Justice Reform Coalition are excited to announce the launch of the Justice Reinvestment Policy Brief Series. Over the coming months, this new research initiative will succinctly

New research finds wide racial and ethnic variation in cash bail in Massachusetts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

• Policy Center Press Release

• Sep 28, 2015 Policy Center Press Release

  A new study by the nonpartisan think tank MassINC shows large racial and ethnic disparities in the composition of defendants awaiting trial in jail. In Barnstable County, black defendants

Eliminating mandatory minimums

The view from the community

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• Jun 11, 2015 Policy Center

As the debate on repealing mandatory minimums unfolds, a key question is how do residents in communities most impacted by crime feel about a change in course? To gain this

Massachusetts incarceration rate is cause for concern

• Jun 10, 2015

Recent focus on corrections reform has drawn attention to the state’s relatively low incarceration rate. In national data, Massachusetts’s incarceration rate appears slightly low because more offenders are held in

MEDIA ADVISORY

MASSINC’S TESTIMONY BEFORE THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY REGARDING COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

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• Jun 9, 2015 Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Winthrop Roosevelt wroosevelt@massinc.org (617) 224-1625 Testimony Regarding Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform In Massachusetts Provided to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary June 9, 2015 Benjamin Forman

Prisons and Sentencing in Massachusetts

Waging a More Effective Fight Against Crime

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• Jun 1, 1999 Policy Center

Does Massachusetts need more prison space to keep crime in check and improve public safety? Who’s in prison now? Are we filling our prisons with the right people? The answers