In light of Trump’s decision to pause the $1.8B anti-weaponization fund, how can Congress compensate those who are wrongly arrested and/or convicted? What strategies and approaches do the current framework permit?
Congratulations to @johnkroman.bsky.social, senior fellow and director of the Center of Public Safety and Justice at the University of Chicago's @norc.org, on his election as a CCJ member. Welcome!
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Despite falling violent crime rates, a few random or brazen incidents can often make people feel unsafe.
CCJ President and CEO @abgelb.bsky.social spoke to @ajc.com about the factors that shape people's perceptions of crime — and what policymakers can do about it: www.ajc.com/news/2026/06...
A perspective from CCJ Centering Justice’s Khalil Cumberbatch and @marclevin.bsky.social in @law360.bsky.social: www.law360.com/articles/248...
The Council's Year-End 2025 Crime Trends report found that when nationwide data is reported by the FBI later this year, there is a strong possibility that homicides in 2025 will be the lowest rate ever recorded going back to 1900. Read the full report: counciloncj.org/crime-trends...
What are the possible reasons behind the historic decline in crime? @jerusalem.bsky.social and @mattyglesias.bsky.social discuss their thoughts using CCJ data in a recent episode for The Argument. www.theargumentmag.com/p/why-is-cri...
What is the state of due process ahead of America’s 250th anniversary?
Join CCJ’s Centering Justice initiative and experts @rachelbarkow.bsky.social, John Malcolm, Vikrant Reddy with moderators Khalil Cumberbatch and @marclevin.bsky.social to this foundational principle.
“Clean Slate” laws use automatic record-sealing to help people w/ old criminal records gain better access to jobs, housing, & economic opportunities.
CCJ's @marclevin.bsky.social talked to @cnn.com’s @elevenson.bsky.social about why there’s growing bipartisan support: www.cnn.com/2026/05/30/u...
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With homicide down 21%, the 2025 homicide rate may reach the lowest level ever recorded in law enforcement or public health data going back to 1900, CCJ’s year-end analysis finds.
