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Mass. High Court Chief Calls For Greater Support Of Those Released From Prison “The chief justice of the state’s Supreme Judicial Court is calling for alternative approaches to responding to crime, saying in an address to the Massachusetts Bar Association Tuesday that the nation has “gone mad with mass incarceration.” Vowing to let data drive […]

“More than 130 police chiefs, prosecutors and sheriffs – including some of the most prominent law enforcement officials in the country – are adding their clout to the movement to reduce the nation’s incarceration rate. Asserting that “too many people are behind bars that don’t belong there,” the officials plan to announce on Wednesday that […]

Top Senate Republicans and Democrats have reached a bipartisan deal on criminal justice reform, a breakthrough that has been years in the making. The proposal, which may be announced as soon as Thursday, has the crucial backing of Sen. Chuck Grassley, the conservative chair of the Judiciary Committee. The bill would reform federal prison sentencing […]

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday appealed to the nation’s states and cities to dramatically reduce incarceration for nonviolent crimes, and he proposed to use the estimated $15 billion in savings to substantially raise teacher pay in high-poverty schools. By Emma Brown September 30, 2015 Education Secretary Arne Duncan speaks during a Sept. 14 […]

The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice is glad to join with others at Harvard Law School in presenting this fall discussion series about criminal justice reform, movement lawyering, community activism and strategies for systemic change. We are especially pleased to be joined by Vanita Gupta of the U.S. Department of Justice on September 17th. All events are free and open to the public.