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The Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (CJ) team covers a wide range of issues, including policing, juvenile justice, pre-trial and prosecution, as well as sentencing, incarceration, and reentry. At a time when public trust in law enforcement has dropped, community members feel less safe, and urban crime has spiked, the  CJ program is able to work across the ideological spectrum to advance meaningful reforms. Sign up for updates here.

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Explainers Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Pretrial, Reentry, Second Look, Sentencing

Two Distinct Tools for Release: Parole vs. Resentencing

Sarah Anderson June 2, 2026
Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Jails, Pretrial, Prison Reform, Reentry, Sentencing

American prisons are turning into nursing homes. Medical and geriatric parole offer a solution.

Logan Seacrest, Sarah Anderson June 1, 2026
Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Juvenile Justice, Pretrial

Teen Takeovers Are Spreading. Can Charging Parents Stop Them?

Logan Seacrest June 1, 2026
Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Policing, Prosecution, State Policy

The VICTIM Act Returns: A Federal Answer to a State-Level Movement on Unsolved Violent Crime

Jillian Snider May 20, 2026
Op-Eds Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Jails, State Policy, Western

California’s misguided question: whether or not to close prisons

Sarah Anderson May 21, 2026 Orange County Register
Analysis Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Pretrial, Prosecution, Reentry, State Policy, Western

Learning How to Reduce Recidivism from Hawaiʻi’s Women’s Court

Lisel Petis May 14, 2026
Testimony Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Pretrial, Reentry, Second Look, Sentencing, State Policy, Western

R Street Testimony in Support of Colorado Senate Bill 26-115: “Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders”

Sarah Anderson May 8, 2026
Letters Bail System Changes, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Detention, Pretrial, State Policy, Western

R Street Comment on WA Proposed Court Rule Change to Release of Accused

Lisel Petis April 30, 2026
Letters Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Juvenile Justice, Northeast, Pretrial, Sentencing, State Policy

R Street Letter to MD Governor Wes Moore in Support of MD SB 323, auto-charging reform

Logan Seacrest April 23, 2026
Letters Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Juvenile Justice, Northeast, Pretrial, Sentencing, State Policy

R Street Letter to MD Governor Wes Moore in Support of MD SB 162, judicial review for juveniles

Logan Seacrest April 23, 2026

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