The Catalyst for Change Community Forum was held in Houston with panelists who share their stories in hopes of shedding light ...

Brad Smith, a Charlotte defense attorney who previously worked as a prosecutor in Mecklenburg County, said Iryna's Law fails ...

Stakeholders in the nation’s criminal justice administration have identified ways to address inherent challenges hampering the effectiveness of the system. They identified some of such challenges to ...

A K5 robot used by the New York City Police Department in the Times Square subway station in 2023. A K5 robot used by the New York City Police Department in the Times Square subway station in ...

They’ve struggled with addiction. They’ve struggled with abuse and trauma. They’ve struggled with mental health issues. And those struggles have led to time behind bars. This month the nonprofit ...

Josh Spickler and Yonée Gibson discuss issues affecting the local criminal justice system. Just City’s Executive Director Josh Spickler and Just City’s Program and People Experience Manager Yonée ...

Although there are more men than women in prison, the growth rate of female imprisonment since 1980 has been twice that of men. Female incarceration in the U.S. has increased by more than 585 percent, ...

Navigating the issues of mental illness diagnosis and competency for trial. Exploring the unique issues when someone with a psychiatric or neurodevelopmental condition is brought into the criminal ...

When I was first elected to the Texas Supreme Court in 1988, personal computers were just becoming popular. Many of the lawyers I worked with said they’d never use them. Yellow tablets and dictation ...

A new initiative is changing how people who struggle with mental health and addiction interact with police officers and the ...