Stories of Criminal Justice Reform
Meet the innovators on the frontier of criminal justice reform.
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Videos (11)
After his son was killed by police, Michael Bell fought for over a decade to change how we investigate police shootings.
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Bail reformers say it’s unconstitutional for a person to be imprisoned because they can’t afford bail. Do bail bonds begin punishing the poor before they’re even found guilty?
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Good Call NYC Fights Bad Policing With a Free Lawyer Hotline: 1-833-3-GOODCALL
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A local barber teams up with an officer to ease tensions in their community.
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Here are four things we can change to reduce police violence and increase accountability.
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This former inmate is cleaning up his city and helping other ex-cons turn their lives around.
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