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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Public Safety Assess...

CEPP assists jurisdictions in implementing the Public Safety Assessment (PSA), a research-based tool that evaluates the likelihood that a person charg...

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Implementing the Ill...

The Fair Access to Indigent Representation (FAIR) Act establishes Illinois’s first statewide public defender system, marking a historic shift in how t...

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Illinois Pretrial Fa...

The Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA) is a groundbreaking law that eliminates the use of financial conditions in pretrial release and replaces that outmoded...

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Implementation of th...

CEPP provides practitioners in Monterey County, California, with tailored training and technical assistance to help them successfully implement the Pu...

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Justice Reinvestment...

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

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Evidence-Based Decis...

The Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) Initiative helps justice systems focus on decision-making that reduces harm, improves community safety, and ...

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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...

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Advancing Pretrial P...

APPR is a collaborative, multi-year project that promotes and facilitates advancements in pretrial justice. We seek to achieve fair, just, equitable, ...