We are thrilled to be partnering with RaceNYU on this vital initiative to address environmental racism. Stay tuned for more to come! 📢

This Fall, the Law School will launch the NYU Law Environmental Justice Laboratory. The EJL will work with partners, including impacted communities, to address longstanding environmental racism and build a just, decarbonized future. NYU Guarini Center RaceNYU ow.ly/hXUe50RosgF

Parole Justice Advocacy Day!

On May 7, get on the bus to NY's Capitol for a POWERFUL day of advocacy + community-building to celebrate the work of formerly incarcerated people to improve community safety & bring home more leaders.

RSVP TODAY: bit.ly/ParoleJusticeM…

Join New Hour for their 2nd Annual Gala on 5/1! Buy a ticket: bit.ly/NHGala2024

Glad to see our report w/ RaceNYU covered by the New York Law Journal and Andrew Denney.

Our data sheds light on what NYLJ readers have long known: Individual judges differ in consistent and predictable ways in how they wield their judicial authority, including in sentencing.

Parole Justice Advocacy Day!

On May 7, get on the bus to NY's Capitol for a POWERFUL day of advocacy + community-building to celebrate the work of formerly incarcerated people to improve community safety & bring home more leaders.

RSVP TODAY: bit.ly/ParoleJusticeM…

Don’t miss this event, taking place on Wednesday!

Join the Center on 4/4 for a book talk featuring authors Ray Brescia, Jane Spinak, Sateesh Nori, and Professor Renee Knake Jefferson #TTPD Era! RSVP today: docs.google.com/forms/d/11U94f…

This new report from Scrutinize and RaceNYU is a major step forward in the effort to evaluate New York's judges and hold them accountable. This data shows which judges have been so wildly punitive that appeals courts have repeatedly overturned or reduced their sentences.

2/2 Our methodology is both replicable and scalable, offering a model that can be adopted by other jurisdictions to examine their judicial systems.

You can find the report and explore our findings here: scrutinize.org/excessive-sent…

1/2 NEW: groundbreaking report w/RaceNYU: *Excessive Sentencers*. We use an innovative dataset -- appellate decisions -- to identify judges who imposed such lengthy prison sentences that the appellate court (2-5 judges) felt compelled to reduce them “in the interest of justice.”

Join us on 4/3 for a conversation with Mike and Debbie!

🧵Judge orders state to produce data on indigent defendants in Wisconsin as lawyers seek class-action lawsuit
Relief sought for thousands of indigent defendants in Wisconsin awaiting public defenders for weeks or months on cases. - Karen Madden for @USAToday Network - Wisconsin

NEW: A former NYS Parole Commissioner calls for passage of Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole.

“These bills replace a system of permanent punishment rooted in insatiable vengeance with a system that allows for the possibility of redemption & repair.” nytimes.com/2024/03/03/opi…

Tune into Pod for the Cause to hear from our ED, Jason Williamson!
The Leadership Conference

Join us on 3/14 for the fifth annual Kenneth P. Thompson ’92 Lecture on Race and Criminal Justice Reform! Don't miss this year's lecturers, Chesa Boudin and Tiffany Cabán. Lean more and RSVP: web.cvent.com/event/0e54a5e2…

Thank you to Broadway Advocacy Coalition and the Center for Institutional & Social Change for an amazing night last night featuring three incredibly moving performances by Theater of Change!

Next week: Long Island for Parole Justice advocacy day!

16% of Long Islanders in prison are older adults, lacking pathways to be fairly considered for release no matter how much they have transformed.

On Feb. 27, we'll call for passage of Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole.

This Thursday, join us at NYU Law to collectively reimagine a community-centered legal system.
RSVP: bit.ly/RaceLegalEduca…

Thank you Sen Sen. Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Carl E. Heastie for supporting #NoSlaveryInNY and 13th Forward! The recent floor amendments have shown your commitment to the swift passage of this Bill and your enduring belief that forced labor + legalized slavery have no place in NYS.