Reimagining justice solutions

We engage with policymakers, practitioners, and communities to implement policies and programs that reduce the system’s reliance on incarceration, keep people in their community, and lead to more equitable and effective outcomes at all points in the system.

Featured Projects

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Advancing Pretrial P...

APPR is an ambitious 5-year project to achieve fair, just, effective pretrial practices every day, nationwide. We demonstrate equitable improvements i...

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Evidence-Based Decis...

In 2008, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) launched the Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) initiative to create and implement a framework...

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Pretrial Training fo...

CEPP, through the Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) initiative, is partnering with the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) and c...

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Illinois Pretrial Fa...

A quarter of a million people cycle through local jails in Illinois every year. Most of these people are not yet convicted and are detained pretrial. ...

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Implementation of th...

Under its Advancing Pretrial Policy & Research (APPR) initiative, CEPP provides practitioners in Monterey County, California, with tailored traini...

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Justice Reinvestment...

Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) at the Local Level provided technical assistance and financial support to counties and/or cities engaged in just...

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Tuolumne County Pret...

In February 2020, CEPP staff and consultants began working in partnership with the local courts in Tuolumne County (CA) to facilitate and lead an asse...