Justice Policy Institute

08/15/2025

Today, the Justice Policy Institute comes to the close of its nearly 30-year journey. We want to share a final farewell note to reflect on the meaning of this work and to express our gratitude for your support.

You can read the full note from JPI leadership here:

August 15, 2025 As the Justice Policy Institute comes to the close of its 30-year journey, we write to share a final note of gratitude and a few reflections on what this work has meant. In our last few weeks of operation, we have remained committed to what JPI has always stood for: the advancement o...

08/15/2025

Today, on our last day of operations, we are proud to share with you all that JPI has accomplished over the last 8 months in our 2025 Annual Report.

https://justicepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/JPI_2025-Annual-Report.pdf

08/14/2025

In 2011, JPI released a report titled "Due South: Looking to the South for Criminal Justice Innovations." The report dives into strategies Southern states are using to improve outcomes from their formerly and currently incarcerated residents.

08/13/2025

In 2025, JPI released a report titled "Justice by Geography: Improving Pretrial Electronic Monitoring in Maryland." The report critically examines electronic monitoring and offers suggestions for improvement.

08/12/2025

In 2007, JPI released a report titled "The Dangers of Detention:
The Impact of Incarcerating Youth in Detention and Other Secure Facilities." The report highlights the growing dangers of youth incarceration.

08/11/2025

In 2016, JPI released a report titled "Improving Approaches to Serving Young Adults in
the Justice System." The report surveyed informed stakeholders on how to best support emerging adults.

08/08/2025

In 2024, JPI released a report titled "Building a Brighter Future: A Plan to Invest in DC’s Emerging Adults." The report focused on supporting DC's emerging adult population. Most notably, it advocates for the establishment of an Office of Emerging Adult Services.

https://justicepolicy.org/research/building-a-brighter-future/

08/07/2025

In 2013, JPI released a coffee table book titled "Incarceration Generation." The book contains a collection of essays that highlight the flaws in the criminal justice system that lead to mass incarceration.

08/06/2025

In 2023, JPI released a short documentary titled "Don't Abandon Us: Addressing Youth, Crime, and Trauma." The documentary highlights the lived experience of two individuals who were incarcerated for decades following convictions in their youth.

DON'T ABANDON US: ADDRESSING YOUTH, CRIME, AND TRAUMAThis short documentary by the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) examines the intersection of childhood trau...

08/05/2025

In 2018, JPI released a report titled "The Ungers, 5 Years and Counting." The report advocates for safely reducing long prison terms which would in turn save taxpayer dollars. The report laid the groundwork for the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act in DC.

08/01/2025

Missed JPI's virtual press conference for our new report "Unlocking Virginia’s Workforce: The Economic Case for Higher Education in Prison?" Watch the recorded press conference here:

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07/31/2025

JPI just released a new report titled "Unlocking Virginia’s Workforce: The Economic Case for Higher Education in Prison." Read about the economic and moral reasons why Virginia should expand access to higher education in prisons.

As Virginia faces a critical labor shortage and rising incarceration costs, the state also sits on an untapped resource: thousands of incarcerated individuals eligible for federal Pell Grants who are eager to learn, work, and contribute to their communities. Unlocking Virginia’s Workforce makes th...