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Stop Shooting, Start Living

All month, we are giving away our “Stop Shooting, Start Living” t-shirts as a thank you gift for any donation of $55 or more. That’s $1 for every one of our dedicated staff who work tirelessly to end gun violence.

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Benevolence at the Bench

From our partner court in Olympia, Washington, to our Midtown Community Court in Manhattan, US News & World Report profiles the many advances in community justice across the country, calling the Center for Court Innovation the "nonprofit engine of the community court movement."

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From Defendant to Survivor: How Courts are Responding to Human Trafficking

Survivors of sex trafficking are usually treated as criminals rather than victims. But some courts have begun to recognize that those arrested on prostitution charges are often victims of coercion, violence, and trauma. Our new video, From Defendant to Survivor, profiles the innovative approaches being taken by courts in Los Angeles, New York City, and Columbus, Ohio.

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Neighbors in Action: Creating Safer and Stronger Communities

On the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, an introduction to the origins, programming, and community impact of Neighbors in Action, formerly known as the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center. Neighbors in Action works to make the central Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant safer and stronger for all.

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Prosecutor Power #5, Adam Foss: Use Your Power Well

In 2016, Adam Foss, a young prosecutor in Boston, gave a TED Talk on reforming his profession that became a sensation. Today he trains incoming prosecutors in D.A. offices across the country. In the latest episode of our series on prosecutors, Foss says the problem isn't that prosecutors have too much power; it's that no one is teaching them to use it for good.