“It’s part of the narrative that these cities are incapable of administering public safety even though crime is on a downswing since the pandemic...You still need a foil to blame for problems that are real and imagined...”-Jorge Camacho, The Justice Collaboratory bit.ly/3I0mz6R

"The greatness of our justice system comes from fairness, equality and liberty before guilt is proven. Mr. Trump’s executive orders only move us further away from those goals — and thousands of Americans will pay the price." @jeremycherson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

Our policy director Jorge Camacho on why Trump does not have the legal authority to militarize crimefighting in other cities. @thetrace.org @yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social www.thetrace.org/2025/08/trum...

A critical conversation between our member Jason Stanley and @karaswisher.bsky.social about why Trump is a fascist. Even though Jason is leaving for Toronto, he will remain a valuable member of The Justice Collaboratory. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzE_...

“I think they view their mission very differently than one rooted in local policing...That’s not what they do and that’s not what they want to do. And frankly, I don’t think that’s what anyone wants them to do, aside from Donald Trump.” -JC Policy Director, Jorge Camacho bit.ly/47ubqFy

On NPR It's Been a Minute @bmluse.bsky.social‬ revisits her convo with Dr. Louks and JC Member Jason Stanley about the backlash to Dr. Louks, higher education at large, and why "anti-intellectualism" is prevalent in Republican politics. www.npr.org/people/11239...

Thank you @lastweektonight.com for this critical look at juvenile justice that closes with a study by BJ Casey and Arielle Baskin-Sommers: "...studies indicate that psychopathic traits decrease with age in the majority of youth whether justice involved or not..." //bit.ly/4493bM5 bit.ly/3FPIJYp

Now Available: From Outrage to Action-The Massey Commission of Sangamon County, IL www.justicehappenshere.yale.edu/justice-happ...

This week CT lawmakers will decide if young people should be given a second chance. Read this piece by @elizabethkai.bsky.social and ask your CT state legislator to pass HB 7133. bit.ly/43DcNPS

We are proud to call Jason Stanley a member of the The Justice Collaboratory and honored that he will continue to be a member from his new home in Toronto. nyti.ms/44Eq9fU

Join us for an update from the Massey Commission and the Sangamon County community about efforts to translate a community’s outrage over the killing of of Sonya Massey by a Sangamon County sheriff’s into meaningful action. Register: bit.ly/4iHQVYa

Applauding member Phillip Atiba Solomon: "Institutions of higher education have the resources needed for a fight. They have the legal teams, the alumni networks, and the institutional influence. But more important, they also have the responsibility." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Simply put. Research Matters. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/03/o...

Member Jason Stanley on the path to educational authoritarianism: "The novel understanding of anti-white discrimination in these documents is a chilling manifestation of educational authoritarianism." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

JC member Dwayne Betts reminds us that poetry is meant to serve a purpose. Check out this interview with @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social on his new collection of poems Doggeral www.npr.org/2025/03/10/n...

More immigrants will die in US custody on Trump's watch, but the Trump administration could try to hide this information from the public. Here's how. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

When are major media outlets going to cover the extraordinary white supremacist links of Vance, Musk, and many of the DOGE staffers? There is absolutely no modern parallel for what’s happening: a presidential administration taking instruction from white nationalist extremists.

A powerful reflection from JC Member Reginald Dwayne Betts: "It all goes back to prison" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/opinion/black-prison-forgiveness.html

In case you missed this hopeful story! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/p...

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

“It used to be that our presidents were supposed to speak out in favor of democratic values. Now university presidents are being told, 'Oh, you have to preserve your institutions.' Guess what: Universities are core democratic institutions. -JC Member Jason Stanley bit.ly/4ibMLrF

“Certainly, if I were leading the [Bureau of Prisons] or if I were working in the BOP, I wouldn’t want to suggest that there are any monstrous conditions in my facilities” -JC Member Miriam Gohara theintercept.com/2025/02/16/t...

Do Community Violence Intervention (CVI) programs work? JC Member Andrew Papachristos explains why the randomized controlled trial (RCT) may not be the best way to evaluate social policies like CVI programs. bit.ly/42TktxK

JC Member Jason Stanley: "We are now witnessing a radical broadening of the Republican Southern Strategy, drawing on the same underlying racist attitudes towards Black Americans." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...