After prison, we often measure successful reentry with one question: Did they reoffend? But that misses a lot. A CCJ analysis finds women on parole are more likely than men to face housing instability, poor health, and serious mental health challenges. counciloncj.org/health-housi...

Health, Housing, and Household Circumstances Among Women on Parole - Council on Criminal Justice

Using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this brief finds that women on parole are more likely to face housing instability, health challenges, and mental health and drug use disorde...

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⏰ Less than 1️⃣ week left to register! Join us next Tuesday, 8/25 from 12-1 ET for a discussion on the promise and risks of emerging policing technologies, the safeguards needed to protect constitutional rights, and how innovation can be paired with oversight and accountability. Register below. ⬇️

Council on Criminal Justice@counciloncj.org · 2w ago

How can policymakers and law enforcement agencies balance the public safety potential of new technologies while ensuring the protection of privacy and civil liberties? 📆 Register now for CCJ’s next webinar on 8/25 at 12pm ET: events.zoom.us/ev/Ap36yA99J...

Hector Matascastillo's story inspired CCJ's Veterans Justice Act, an ALEC model policy adopted in Nebraska and pending in several other states. It gives veterans like Hector charged with a probation-eligible offense a structured pathway to treatment instead of prison.

How can we better understand public perceptions of crime, especially when trends don't always match how people feel? A new CCJ survey examines which crimes Americans fear most, their perceived risk of victimization, and what drives those fears: counciloncj.org/fear-of-crim...

Fear of Crime in the U.S. - Council on Criminal Justice

Using original survey data, this report examines which specific crimes Americans fear most, how they perceive their risk of victimization, and the factors that help explain those fears.

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If you could change one thing about the criminal justice system today that could reshape the next 250 years, what would it be? For The Just Trust's Justice & The Next 250 initiative, CCJ’s Khalil Cumberbatch envisions a system that fully embraces the power of second chances.

How can policymakers and law enforcement agencies balance the public safety potential of new technologies while ensuring the protection of privacy and civil liberties? 📆 Register now for CCJ’s next webinar on 8/25 at 12pm ET: events.zoom.us/ev/Ap36yA99J...

Today marks one year since President Trump announced deploying National Guard troops in Washington, DC. What's happened with crime since? CCJ published an updated fact sheet compiling DC crime statistics for eight crime types from 2018 through June 2026: counciloncj.org/crime-in-was...

Crime in Washington, DC: What You Need to Know - Council on Criminal Justice

On the one-year anniversary of President Trump deploying National Guard troops to Washington, DC, this brief examines trends for eight different crime types in the nation's capital going back to 2018.

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OUT TODAY: A new CCJ report finds that crime rates in 36 large American cities continued to fall in the first half of 2026, with homicides down 18% from the same period in 2025. Explore the full analysis from co-authors Ernesto Lopez and Bobby Boxerman: counciloncj.org/crime-trends...

CCJ Women’s Justice Commission member & former director of the Missouri Department of Corrections Anne Precythe argues in Governing that accountability doesn’t always require incarceration. Reserving prison for the highest-risk women can cut costs and keep families together.

How Keeping More Women Out of Prison Pays Off

It costs more to imprison them, both for their incarceration and its impact on families and communities. We can hold them accountable for breaking the law while using prison more judiciously.

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What safeguards are needed as immigration enforcement becomes increasingly intertwined with routine policing? Writing in @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com, CCJ Senior Fellow Thaddeus Johnson and Natasha Johnson share their perspective following fatal shootings by ICE agents in Houston and Maine.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · last mo.

Opinion: Missing records makes misconduct harder to detect. That blind spot is widening just as the government removes other tools of accountability.

⏰ Less than 1 week left to register! Join us next Tuesday from 12-1 ET for a discussion on the costs, benefits, and public safety tradeoffs of women's incarceration. Sign up at the link below. ⬇️

Council on Criminal Justice@counciloncj.org · 2mo ago

What are the costs, benefits, and public safety tradeoffs of women’s incarceration? Join experts Elias Diggins, Victoria Kuhn, and @johnkroman.bsky.social for a discussion grounded in findings from new CCJ research, moderated by CCJ's Stephanie Kennedy. Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AsKgy4CUx...

Federal immigration spending is not just expanding federal enforcement. It's also creating powerful incentives for state and local police, sheriffs, and prosecutors to devote more time, personnel, and money to federal immigration priorities. What does that mean for public safety?

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2mo ago

Opinion: Public safety capacity at every level of government is being redirected toward immigration and away from strategies directly tied to preventing crime.

What are the costs, benefits, and public safety tradeoffs of women’s incarceration? Join experts Elias Diggins, Victoria Kuhn, and @johnkroman.bsky.social for a discussion grounded in findings from new CCJ research, moderated by CCJ's Stephanie Kennedy. Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AsKgy4CUx...

“Incarceration for women is very expensive, and we are using this very expensive tool, prison, on what is, on average, a relatively low-risk group compared to men.” Policy Director Stephanie Kennedy spoke with @us.theguardian.com, highlighting new research for the CCJ Women’s Justice Commission.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Research shows that reducing sentences for women could save tax dollars with virtually no increase in violent crime

How can policymakers tackle "teen takeovers" without over-punishing teens and parents? @marclevin.bsky.social and Khalil Cumberbatch argue in @postopinions.bsky.social that youth programs and street lighting can be more beneficial than sweeping curfews or parental prosecution.

Opinion | ‘Teen takeovers’ spread fear. Here’s how to stop them.

Better lighting and open parks do more to stop flash mobs than jail.

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Fascinating profile of a photographer documenting the ICE abuses outside of NYC courtrooms. brianedsall.substack.com/p/26-federal...

A Snapshot Into Darkness: Bearing Witness Inside 26 Federal Plaza

One year ago, Michael Nigro happened upon masked agents detaining immigrants in a Manhattan courthouse. From January 6th to the war in Ukraine, this has become the hardest story of his career.

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Two new CCJ reports highlight a costly mismatch: States are spending substantially more per person to imprison women. But women generally pose lower safety risks than men—and their incarceration often creates added costs for families and communities. Read more👇

What is the state of due process ahead of America’s 250th anniversary? Join CCJ’s Centering Justice initiative and experts @rachelbarkow.bsky.social, John Malcolm, Vikrant Reddy with moderators Khalil Cumberbatch and @marclevin.bsky.social to this foundational principle.

Congrats to CCJ Senior Fellow Thaddeus Johnson for being named associate professor at Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies! Johnson is the first Black man to earn tenure in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology since it became a PhD program.

Thank you @aclu.org for amplifying and @brianedsall.bsky.social for taking the time and care to tell this story.

ACLU@aclu.org · 3mo ago

As we and @nyclu.org litigate over ICE's pattern of arresting people who show up to their mandatory immigration hearings, photojournalists are a crucial resource to understand what's going on in 26 Federal Plaza. Photographing and reporting on ICE activity is a First Amendment right.

Thank you @aclu.org and @nyclu.org for uplifting @nigrotime.bsky.social's story and the stories of the immigrants that he and so many other journalists helped bring to light.

ACLU@aclu.org · 3mo ago

As we and @nyclu.org litigate over ICE's pattern of arresting people who show up to their mandatory immigration hearings, photojournalists are a crucial resource to understand what's going on in 26 Federal Plaza. Photographing and reporting on ICE activity is a First Amendment right.

“To watch them rip a man away from his kids, and these kids are just shattered–to have that done in darkness, and no one has a record of it … it would be horrible." Watch the full interview with photojournalist @nigrotime.bsky.social here: youtu.be/wFqecgfHFSA?...

A Snapshot Into Darkness: Bearing Witness Inside 26 Federal Plaza

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Council on Criminal Justice@counciloncj.org · 3mo ago

How have local & federal authorities coordinated on immigration enforcement in the past & what has changed? Join the CCJ Centering Justice Initiative for a discussion on how law enforcement & immigration officials work together to address these issues: events.zoom.us/ev/AmR1XX-v5...

Thank you @freedom.press for sharing @nigrotime.bsky.social’s story and the immigrants’ stories he helped bring to light.

Freedom of the Press Foundation@freedom.press · 3mo ago

Journalist @nigrotime.bsky.social was among the first to reveal the Trump administration's strategy of arresting immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. "This just seems to be a turning point for America," he told @brianedsall.bsky.social. Read more about Nigro's account:

Thank you @documentedny.bsky.social for highlighting my feature of photojournalist @nigrotime.bsky.social, who was among the first journalists to uncover and document ICE operations taking place inside Manhattan federal immigration courts.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Fights Deportation to Liberia

Plus: Democrats demand answers on 12 million-case USCIS backlog, and Alabama immigrant detainees face tough out-of-state proceedings.

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@brianedsall.bsky.social profiles photojournalist Michael Nigro, who documented ICE’s arrests of immigrants in a Manhattan courthouse in 2025.

A Snapshot Into Darkness: Bearing Witness Inside 26 Federal Plaza

One year ago, Michael Nigro happened upon masked agents detaining immigrants in a Manhattan courthouse. From January 6th to the war in Ukraine, this has become the hardest story of his career.

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Inside Manhattan federal courthouses, masked agents have been detaining immigrants and tearing families apart without due process. After a year of documentation, photojournalist @nigrotime.bsky.social speaks out on what he witnessed. 📝 My latest piece:

A Snapshot Into Darkness: Bearing Witness Inside 26 Federal Plaza

One year ago, Michael Nigro happened upon masked agents detaining immigrants in a Manhattan courthouse. From January 6th to the war in Ukraine, this has become the hardest story of his career.

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⏰ ICYMI: Join us this coming Tuesday to discuss the coordination between law enforcement and immigration officials. Register at the link below. ⬇️

Council on Criminal Justice@counciloncj.org · 3mo ago

How have local & federal authorities coordinated on immigration enforcement in the past & what has changed? Join the CCJ Centering Justice Initiative for a discussion on how law enforcement & immigration officials work together to address these issues: events.zoom.us/ev/AmR1XX-v5...

Six years after George Floyd’s murder sparked nationwide calls for police reform, & after a sharp rise & fall in violent crime, how has policing changed & what remains the same? CCJ today released an updated collection of data examining U.S. law enforcement trends 🧵 counciloncj.org/policing-by-...

Policing: By the Numbers - Council on Criminal Justice

This collection brings together more than two dozen statistical trends on U.S. law enforcement, in some cases stretching back 45 years, examining issues from staffing and budget to police encounters a...

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How have local & federal authorities coordinated on immigration enforcement in the past & what has changed? Join the CCJ Centering Justice Initiative for a discussion on how law enforcement & immigration officials work together to address these issues: events.zoom.us/ev/AmR1XX-v5...