The Restoring Promise approach is strengthening relationships, fostering accountability, and creating a healthier workplace for corrections professionals while helping young adults prepare for life after prison.

Correctional Sergeant Admir Efendic used to be on high alert when patrolling the section of Idaho State Correctional Institution (ISCI) that is now Cornerstone Village. The gray-walled unit was known for fights, drugs, and trouble, he said. “You would walk in and focus on security.”On a recent Wednesday, he greeted several residents with a smile an ...

It’s not just a training problem. Indiscriminate traffic stops are dangerous and unnecessary—no matter who conducts them.

A decade ago, the killings of Sandra Bland and Philando Castile forced people in the United States to reckon with the harms of traffic stops—especially for people of color. In the years since, many jurisdictions have become safer by curbing the use of traffic stops as a law enforcement tool. But in much of the country, the harms have persisted. Now ...