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For our colleagues and friends who enjoy data, here is a blog from Loyola University Chicago that highlights the short term trends in Jail Bookings and Populations we are seeing after the inception of the Pretrial Fairness Act. Let us know your thoughts down in the comments! https://ow.ly/wsbY50QSGcO #pretrialfairness #pretrialsuccess

2019 saw NY's landmark bail reforms drastically reduce jail populations. Yet, politics and headlines are pushing us backward. Judges now hold the power: uphold justice or revert to old ways? 🤔⚖️ Discover the full story and how it reflects a broader national challenge. Your understanding matters for bail reform everywhere. #BailReform #EqualJusticeForAll #PresumptionOfInnocence

Prison crisis? Nice article summarising many of the different ways we could reduce our reliance on prison. The thing is this is not new stuff. Those who work in the criminal justice sector have known this stuff for a while, they speak about it, they write about it. The lack of change can surely not be about ignorance? https://lnkd.in/ebDqtXhN

The greying of the prison population is a very real and present issue in many criminal justice systems around the world. How do we support this community to live a life that is rights respecting behind bars? We need to rethink and reframe our discussion on older persons in detention. This is an interesting article on the subject - food for thought. What are your thoughts? Message below. https://lnkd.in/env2gKfN

A new blog is up! Check out the latest information on the right to refuse treatment in jail in today's post, 𝑰'𝒎 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕. https://lnkd.in/dZc5Qmv9

#EDITORIAL: The mind-boggling mess in our prison systems needs a thorough audit. We are perplexed at the conditions of some of our jail houses. You see most of the prisoners in there are remandees, and most of them are teenagers as well as the very poor who cannot afford a private lawyer. Read more here: ( https://wp.me/peM2NU-28Ij )

Have you ever wondered if our overall mindsets on jail being rehabilitating for offenders is linked to our convict history in Australia? ⛓️💥 Well that’s something I’ve recently thought about. It’s a colonialist mindset in my view. We truly believe that jail will ‘fix’ people. I wonder if most people who descended from convicts have this deep intrinsic thinking that jails can create good outcomes? What I do know is the system doesn’t work and evidence strongly suggests once you end up in jail, you’ll most likely reoffend once released and end up back in there. Not a great outcome. I also know jail didn’t exist in my culture before colonisation. Nor did court for that matter. We never sat before a ‘Judge’ who sat behind a bench taller than us and shamed us. That’s not how we created safer communities. Anyway, let’s reframe the paradigm around jail systems! They are broken and our children definitely don’t belong in them! If anyone has any thoughts, please feel free to share them below. #CriminalJustice #Reform

One of the top reasons people end up in jail in the United States is due to missed court dates. Our work demonstrates that simple reminders and clearer citation forms could help keep thousands out of jail. Learn more about this research and impact from ideas42 Managing Director Alissa Fishbane in Big Think. #JusticeReform #BehavioralScience

While decisions on how to handle the prison population situation are for the government to make, we do have concerns about the potential knock-on effect of using magistrates’ courts’ cells in this way. Read this The Independent article by Andy Gregory 👇 to find out more. #ThoughtLeadership #ExpertOpinion #FridayRead

🏛️David Breakspear discusses The Labour Party's new prison reform plans and the broader crisis in the UK justice system.⚖️ Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood proposed releasing certain inmates after 40% of their sentence to ease overcrowding. 🔓 With 87,000+ people incarcerated and 57% lacking basic literacy, Breakspear argues for long-term solutions focusing on education and prevention rather than quick fixes. 📚🧠 Read his full article here: https://lnkd.in/erevbt4K #PrisonReform #CriminalJusticeReform