The Choice is Yours (TCY) is a felony diversion program in Philadelphia that channels young people arrested for drug possession with intent to distribute away from jail and into education and job training services. Alberta LLoyd, TCY career training and life skills instructor, and Marta Buechler, TCY case manager, discuss some of the numerous life challenges faced by TCY participants.
Lessons from the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Every day, gun violence leaves communities grieving and searching for solutions. It reflects multiple system failures, affects nearly every community, and exposes the limits of fragmented government responses. A coordinated, whole-of-government approach—a strategy that brings together multiple agencies to coordinate efforts—can address immediate sa ...
Ten people have died in county jails so far this year.
How are people dying?It typically takes months for Los Angeles County to publicly issue causes of death for people who have died in LA County jails. And even once autopsy reports are finalized, they don’t tell the whole story. When the coroner rules that a death is the result of “natural causes,” jail conditions can still be to blame. Researchers h ...
As AI use spreads, policymakers must ensure these tools are transparent, accountable, and used only in ways that reduce harm.
Artificial intelligence (AI) errors, hallucinations, and mistakes are well documented. Yet despite these risks, its use is spreading widely in the criminal justice system, where the stakes are much too high for the misuse of risky and experimental tools. To guide responsible AI adoption, the Vera Institute of Justice developed five AI accountabilit ...