Recognizing and acknowledging that police perpetrate violence—and that this violence disproportionately affects Black and brown Americans—is a first step toward change in policy, budgets, and community safety decisionmaking. urbn.is/3KWd8la

One of my last projects when I was Urban Institute was to update the body-worn camera legislation tracker, which was last updated in 11/2018. I left and passed the work to Lily Robin, and am now excited to say that the updated tool has been released! apps.urban.org/features/body-…

From Lily Robin & Susan Rosa: Are police body-worn cameras fulfilling their purposes, & what can policymakers do to take further steps toward those goals? urbn.is/3z1mIzv

Every year an unprecedented heatwave hits. Every year prisoners recount to reporters what it's like to be trapped in an unventilated crowded concrete box. Every year people promise to do something. But here we are again at the intersection of climate change & mass incarceration.

Proud to announce the next cohort for the Catalyst Grant Program in collaboration with the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative.

About 1 in 4 Black people in state & federal prisons report having a disability, & about 1 in 3 Black people in jail report having one, write Lily Robin & Evelyn F. McCoy. urbn.is/3Kvr4mB

.@lily_a_robin & Susan Rosa in Washington City Paper: "To achieve both safety & equity, the District can focus on changes to the design of streets & neighborhoods, which would improve traffic safety while also addressing racial disparities in enforcement." urbn.is/3xNnoHQ

APPLY NOW: Are you a nonprofit working to advance racial equity in the front-end of the criminal legal system? Microsoft & Urban Institute are funding our next round of Catalyst Grantees! Check out the full Request for Proposals and apply now!➡️urbn.is/3REbI16

2. A technical report by myself, Lily Robin, Tina Chelidze, Keith Fudge, Aaron R. Williams & Gregory Acs that offers details underlying the predictors and mobility metrics: upward-mobility.urban.org/boosting-upwar… (3/5)

New work by Andreea Matei Mancina, Lily Robin, @krobertsfreeman, & Leigh Courtney unpacks "the black box of plea bargaining" through the examination of policies, practices, & outcomes in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. urbn.is/3ONxDmy

🎧 @npr’s Morning Edition explores new research from Safety and Justice & CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance, in collaboration w/ Loyola University Chicago, University of Missouri–St. Louis and Urban Institute, on plea bargaining and the decisions prosecutors make in private – and how that leads to wrongful convictions. npr.org/2022/11/30/113…

One more time for the people in the back

I'm super excited for today's new Urban Institute #DoNoHarmGuide report on #accessibility in the data and data visualization spaces. Nine amazing authors provide you with practical ways to help you create better, more accessible projects. A 🧵 | urban.org/research/publi…

From Natalie Lima & Susan Rosa: How can local law enforcement, departments of corrections, & state & local policymakers address the preventable deaths of unconvicted people in custody? urbn.is/3Ppwsu4

"We can’t think too big. Safety is more than the absence of criminal harm. When people don’t have anywhere to live or anything to eat, that’s not a safe position. We’re trying to switch to a proactive approach to policymaking." Patrice Sulton of DC Justice Lab. #safety #reform #dc

📣We are excited to announce the 25 local nonprofits leveraging data & tech to advance racial equity in the justice system as part of our Microsoft & @UrbanInstitute Catalyst Grant program! Learn more➡️ urbn.is/2023-catalyst-…

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