Our new tenant guides empower residents with the information they need to feel confident navigating the NYCHA lease process on their own. With the help of NYCHA residents, the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), illustrator Mark Nerys, and designer Bo-Won Keum, we created guides that explain which documents are needed for each step of the process, what counts as deductions from the cost of rent, and the steps to submit a renewal. With help from NYCHA, these guides will be shared out widely among tenants and community advocates to make sure as many people as possible have the education they need to maintain stable, affordable housing for themselves and their families. ➡️ Learn more and access the tenant guides here: https://lnkd.in/eC4D7hYi #HousingJustice
Center for Justice Innovation
Non-profit Organizations
New York, New York 37,806 followers
Working with communities and systems to cultivate lasting forms of safety. (Formerly the Center for Court Innovation)
About us
The Center for Justice Innovation (formerly the Center for Court Innovation) is a non-profit organization that works with communities and justice systems to advance equity, increase safety, and help individuals and communities thrive. The Center's goal is to identify and resolve as early as possible the challenges that bring people into the criminal and civil legal systems. It does this in a number of ways—by developing and running programs that reduce the need for incarceration and enhance economic opportunity, conducting original research to identify what works, and sharing what we learn from our programming and research with those seeking to transform the justice system around the world.
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http://www.innovatingjustice.org
External link for Center for Justice Innovation
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1996
- Specialties
- Community Courts, Problem-Solving Justice, Justice Reform, Demonstration Projects, Public Policy, Research, Treatment Courts, Alternatives to Incarceration, Juvenile Justice, Violence Reduction, Diversion, Restorative Justice, Bail Reform, Youth Programming, Human Trafficking, Justice-Involved Women, Addressing Trauma, Risk Assessment, Access to Justice, Procedural Justice, Tribal Justice, Addressing Racial Disparities in Justice, Reentry, Housing Insecurity, and Justice-involved Families
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520 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10018, US
Employees at Center for Justice Innovation
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We are thrilled to have the opportunity to expand our Staten Island Justice Center programming to serve more people across the borough. This investment will allow us to enhance services for young people, adults, and families and create the opportunity for collaboration and co-location of services with other vital organizations working to build community justice in Staten Island. Thank you to Mayor Adams Office of the Mayor of New York City, Council Member Kamillah M. Hanks, and District Attorney Michael E. McMahon for their unwavering support of this project. https://lnkd.in/eZmStVn9
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📣 Join us for a virtual community court convening! 📣 The Center for Justice Innovation, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, will host a one-day virtual community court convening on August 7th, 2024. This convening is a space to share best practices and emerging innovations, build relationships, and identify resources within your community. We welcome all types of community court collaborators including judges, prosecutors, court coordinators, public defenders, law enforcement, case managers, and community partners. ➡️ Register to attend here: https://lnkd.in/ePVbrrzb
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Community Courts Virtual Community Justice Convening. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Coty, an Inside Literary Prize judge currently incarcerated at Minnesota Correctional Facility – Shakopee, sat quietly through the discussion with fellow judges and the Freedom Reads team, until she gave this powerful reason for why she showed up to read all four of the nominated books and vote for her winner. 📚 We’re proud to co-sponsor the #InsideLiteraryPrize, the first major US-based literary prize awarded exclusively by currently incarcerated people, alongside Freedom Reads and National Book Foundation, Presenter of the National Book Awards. In two weeks, we’ll learn who the judges selected as the winner of this groundbreaking prize, bringing incarcerated readers to the forefront of cultural conversations. ➡️ Follow us over the next couple of weeks to read more from our judges ahead of the award announcement and learn more about the prize here: https://nyti.ms/3UBmLgT
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For many tenants of New York City’s Housing Authority, getting a rent adjustment, renewing a lease, or making sure you’re not overpaying can be complicated—and failing to do so can put you at risk of losing your home. That’s why we teamed up with the the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), designer Bo-Won Keum, and illustrator Mark Nerys with funding from Senator Chuck Schumer to create “Los Papelitos Hablan,” or “Let The Papers Do the Talking." This illustrated guide walks public housing residents through the steps they need to take to keep their rent affordable. The guide—available in Spanish, English, and Chinese—covers everything from accurately reporting income to keeping track of expenses that might warrant a rent reduction. ➡️ Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eC4D7hYi #HousingJustice #NYCHA
This Guide Helps NYCHA Residents Stay Stably Housed
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Center for Justice Innovation reposted this
At last week's launch, CCJ’s Women’s Justice Commission released a report - Women's Justice: A Preliminary Assessment of Women in the Criminal Justice System - examining women’s pathways into the justice system and the unique challenges they face. It was produced by CCJ Senior Policy Specialist Liza Bayless, Policy Specialist Cameryn Farrow, and Policy Director Stephanie C. Kennedy, PhD, MSW. Some key findings from the report include: ➡ The incarceration rate for women in U.S. prisons and jails has trended upward over the past several decades. In 2022, there were about 181,000 incarcerated women. More than half were in local jails, 43% were in state prisons, and 6% were in federal prisons. ➡ Nine out of 10 justice-involved women have experienced childhood abuse or trauma, while 7 in 10 incarcerated women report experiencing violent victimization by an intimate partner. Two-thirds of women in prison were diagnosed with a mental health disorder, compared to ~1/3 of men. ➡ Women have specific health-related needs that prisons and jails struggle to meet. Challenges range from insufficient menstruation supplies to pregnancy and menopausal care and treatment of women’s higher reported rates of mental/physical health conditions and substance use disorders. ➡ More than half of women in prisons are parents to minor children, and estimates suggest that at least 3/4 of women in jails are mothers. Mothers were more than twice as likely as fathers to be the sole or primary caretakers of their children prior to entering jail or prison. Learn more from the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gzxZ_FuD
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Public housing meets a critical need for stable, affordable homes. Yet too many public housing residents in New York City still struggle to keep their rent affordable and stay housed. A new illustrated guide and accompanying posters—created in partnership with the the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP), designer Bo-Won Keum, and illustrator Mark Nerys with support from Senator Chuck Schumer—walks New Yorkers living in public housing through the steps they need to take to get a rent adjustment, renew their lease, accurately report income and expenses, and more. Available in Spanish, English, and Chinese, “Papelitos Hablan” serves as an accessible resource for tenants to learn about their rights and what they need to maintain stable, affordable housing for themselves and their families. Find out more and access all guides here: https://lnkd.in/eNZWPA-s #HousingJustice #NYCHA
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Our team at Legal Hand Bronx recently held a free resume workshop, providing useful skills and access to opportunities for our community members in the Bronx. ➡️ Read more about it today in the Bronx Times: https://lnkd.in/eCMtS3ey
Legal Hand Bronx workshop offers tips to elevate your resume – Bronx Times
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We know Supervised Release works at ensuring people make their court dates from the care of their own communities. But what's harder to measure is the trauma the program prevents—trauma from the senseless harm that jail inflicts on people who are waiting for their day in court. ➡️ Read more about this urgently needed alternative to pretrial detention: https://lnkd.in/e6VEAV3V
Pretrial Justice Is Community Safety
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It was more than 50 years ago that artist and activist Faith Ringgold's painting "For the Women's House" first adorned the walls of Rikers Island's women's facility with an image of hope and freedom. The story of the painting—and the deeply intertwined stories of the women incarcerated on Rikers—is the subject of Catherine Gund's new documentary, "Paint Me a Road Out of Here." "The fate of the painting is tied to the fate of the women, and vice versa," Gund told Teen Vogue. For both, leaving Rikers and finding long-overdue care is only made possible by collaboration, collective willpower, and a concrete plan for a better future. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/erhhv7PT
New Documentary Paints a Road Out of Rikers Island
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