A California bill that would legalize “safe consumption sites” in San Francisco and Oakland — facilities where people can use drugs under medical supervision — is back on the agenda in the state capitol after …
MEDIA CONTACT: media@tjcinstitute.com The Justice Collaborative Institute today released a new report proposing a one-time wealth tax to help the United States tackle the coronavirus crisis. The report, authored by Yale Law’s Professor Daniel Markovits, suggests assessing …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT:media@tjcinstitute.com As the COVID-19 crisis enters its third month and unemployment and other signs of economic instability continue to surge, new polling shows that a majority of voters from both political …
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Montana, it spread into the Marias Heritage Center assisted living facility, then flowed into the nearby 21-bed hospital. Toole County quickly became the state’s hot spot for COVID-19 deaths, …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT:media@tjcinstitute.com The Justice Collaborative Institute today released a new report that underscores the critical need to expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to combat food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis. The report, …
I have been wondering what to say about the horror of Covid-19 behind bars. Much has already been written about the scale of the crisis, the moral argument for freeing people from prisons and jails, and …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT:media@tjcinstitute.com New polling published Friday in a report by The Justice Collaborative Institute and Data for Progress finds that most Americans support measures to increase and improve the resources available to …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT:media@tjcinstitute.com As millions of people in California and across the United States face the prospect of losing housing due to the economic effects of COVID-19, new polling published on Monday shows …
IN THIS EPISODE of Crooked Media: Abdul looks at recent studies on people infected with coronavirus, and then talks about people who are among those most at risk for the disease. He’ll talk with Dr. …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MEDIA CONTACT:media@tjcinstitute.com The Justice Collaborative Institute and Data for Progress today released a report highlighting a critical measure state and local officials can take that will save lives: Create and support overdose …
On Feb. 29, a funeral for 64-year-old Andrew Jerome Mitchell in the small rural town of Albany, Georgia, unknowingly became what health experts call a “super spreading event” for the coronavirus. In the days and weeks …
On Feb. 29, a funeral for 64-year-old Andrew Jerome Mitchell in the small rural town of Albany, Georgia, unknowingly became what health experts call a “super spreading event” for the coronavirus. In the days and weeks …
Rachel Barkow, vice dean and professor at New York University’s School of Law, discusses how Governors can use clemency powers to slow the spread of COVID-19 in prison and jail populations, as well as, slow …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been praised for his swift action to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The governor’s March 19 statewide shelter-in-place order appears to have spared his constituents the fate of those in hot …
When Bay Area counties imposed stay-at-home orders to limit the COVID-19 epidemic, Richmond resident Blanca Retano lost her job as a parent educator at an elementary school. Her husband, a chef, had his hours cut …
Patricia Mendoza lost her job with a non-emergency medical transport service after nursing homes placed restrictions on people coming in and out amid the coronavirus crisis. Now the mother of two is out of work …
Even as COVID-19 attacks people’s health, swamping our health care system and creating an unprecedented crisis across America, a second, deeper crisis is brewing behind closed doors: an economic catastrophe that will affect us all, …
As the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic brings California’s housing crisis to the brink of catastrophe, a new report by The Justice Collaborative Institute and Data for Progress finds that a majority of California …
New data analysis published Friday in a report by The Justice Collaborative Institute and Data for Progress finds that rural jails are particularly ill-equipped to handle COVID-19 outbreaks, in part because many of the communities where these …
The population of rural jails is under grave risk from COVID-19, says a study released Friday. “Rural jails are frequently located in counties that lack hospital capacity to handle the coronavirus pandemic,” said The Justice …
In a column published today in The Appeal, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) called for the creation of a civilian Emergency First Responders Corps tasked with performing affirmative outreach, knocking on doors, using mobile resource stations, and striving …
On Friday, April 17, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced a bill that would essentially cancel rent and mortgage as the Coronavirus continues to wage its war on the nation. After unveiling the bill, a poll from Data …
New polling from the think tank Data for Progress shows that a majority of Americans across the political spectrum support canceling rent payments and suspending home mortgage payments during the coronavirus pandemic — results that …
The first inmate at a state prison has died of COVID-19 complications. He was incarcerated at the California Institution for Men in Chino. The state prison system says the unidentified inmate died at an outside …
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last month that he would commit $150 million to addressing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Project RoomKey, in collaboration with local efforts, aims to shelter 50,000 of the state’s more than 150,000 homeless people …
COVID-19 continues to spread across the nation into jails and prisons. A report published by The Justice Collaborative Institute in collaboration with Data for Progress challenges governors to make full use of their executive power to release …
Today, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) unveiled the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act legislation to immediately provide a $2,000 payment using BOOST debit cards to every person in America as …
U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-13th District) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) unveiled the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act, legislation to immediately provide a $2,000 payment using BOOST debit cards to every person in America as …
A Congresswoman from Michigan has a plan to get more money to Americans dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced a bill to continue stimulus payments — on monthly basis. “Our country …
As COVID-19 outbreaks proliferate inside California’s jails and prisons, a new statewide survey of state voters shows broad, bipartisan support for elected prosecutors and sheriffs to follow public health guidance and reduce the number of …
Every day, public defenders who are responsible for representing 80% of people charged with a criminal offense in this country, do so against insurmountable odds with insufficient resources and limited public support. Now as the …
A majority of Americans—including over half of Republican respondents—support a monthly $2,000 universal basic income check to help defray the effects of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak on the U.S. economy, according to new polling from …
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of voters from both political parties support federal income assistance in the form of monthly cash payments and government-backed paycheck guarantees, according to new polling released on …
With unemployment and other forms of financial insecurity skyrocketing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report published Tuesday shows that large majorities of voters from both political parties support halting evictions and foreclosures …
As COVID-19 outbreaks continue to explode in prisons and jails across the United States, a new report published on Tuesday by The Justice Collaborative Institute in collaboration with Data for Progress challenges governors to make …
As of April 11, the California Department of Corrections reported that the CDCR’s COVID-19 stats jumped again, with 55 incarcerated persons who have tested positive for the virus, and 77 CDCR staff members who had also tested positive, for …
Right now, jails & prisons in the United States have the highest documented infection rates of covid-19 in the world. On today’s episode, Shaun explains the concept of jail churn and breaks down how it …
As COVID-19 continues to spread across California and into the state’s detention facilities, a new statewide survey of voters shows broad support for releasing people from prison—including the elderly, people with medical conditions that place …
In the weeks before the United States became the global leader in confirmed cases of COVID-19, President Donald Trump repeatedly squandered opportunities to demonstrate basic competence, much less principled leadership. At first, he confidently predicted it would …
As COVID-19 continues to spread and communities rush to protect the most vulnerable — including those confined in jails, prisons, and other detention facilities — new polling shows that a bipartisan majority of voters support …
As large jails in New York City and Chicago struggle to contain a raging outbreak of novel coronavirus among their staff and incarcerated populations, a new report from The Justice Collaborative Institute and Data for …
As COVID-19 continues to spread and communities rush to protect the most vulnerable — including those held in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities — new polling shows that a majority of voters, both Democrats …
There are no good reasons for the president to keep vulnerable people behind bars any longer.
MEDIA CONTACT: media@tjcinstitute.com As leaders scramble to protect vulnerable populations against the spread of COVID-19, new polling data shows that a broad majority of voters, including Republicans, support measures to provide temporary housing and relief to …
Jails and prisons will inevitably prolong the COVID–19 outbreak and increase the rate of infection. Any rational response to the crisis must include a coordinated national effort to get as many people out of jail …
MEDIA CONTACT: media@tjcinstitute.com As cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, continue to rise sharply across the United States, new polling data shows that a majority of voters, including those who are “very conservative,” want elected officials to consider …
New report calls for more aggressive government action to reduce vulnerability and help “level the curve” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. MEDIA CONTACT: media@tjcinstitute.com As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread across the United States, new polling shows that …