Policy Hub
The Criminal Justice Reform Hub examines how policing, prosecution, sentencing, and incarceration disproportionately impact Black communities — and what solutions can deliver safety, dignity, and equal justice under law. The Hub is a practical gateway to research, tools, and reporting on policing, prosecution, courts, incarceration, reentry, and community safety—centered on equity and evidence. Mass incarceration, police brutality, and systemic racism in the courts have been long-standing crises. Advocates call for bail reform, ending qualified immunity, and investing in alternatives to policing.
Why it matters
Black Americans encounter disproportionate policing, charging, and sentencing outcomes. Reform is not a single policy but a continuum—from first contact with law enforcement to reentry. This hub curates best-in-class research and reporting to support community advocates, journalists, educators, and policymakers.
Core pillars
- Legitimacy & Accountability: Transparent oversight, data disclosure, independent investigations, and community control mechanisms.
- Proportionality: Rollback of extreme sentencing and elimination of wealth-based detention.
- Human Dignity: Constitutional conditions of confinement, health, education, and pathways to rehabilitation.
- Reentry & Restoration: Removing legal barriers to housing, employment, voting, and civic life.
Pull-quote: “Safety is strongest when communities are healthy, people are treated fairly, and institutions are accountable.”
Start here
- The Marshall Project – reporting and data.
- Brennan Center – research & policy analysis.
- ACLU Smart Justice – advocacy & toolkits.
Tagline: Fair laws. Fair process. Fair outcomes.
