My name is Jessica Persaud and I am the Director of Policy at Common Justice. I am speaking today to urge the City Council to pass Resolution T2022-0153 calling on the New York State...
Read MoreMy name is Jessica Persaud and I am the Director of Policy at Common Justice. I am speaking today to urge the City Council to pass Resolution T2022-0153 calling on the New York State...
Read MoreSurviving violence can upend a person’s life.
Read MoreIn the aftermath of a crime, victims and their families often turn to victim compensation funds, which provide financial compensation for victims to cover costs like hospital bills or...
Read MoreCommon Justice is proud to announce the release of our most recent and groundbreaking report: Solutions to Violence: Creating Safety Without Prisons or Policing. This report profiles 18...
Read MoreThe Marshall Project One of the myths of criminal justice reform is that you can cut the prison population in half by freeing non-violent offenders: the guy who sold a little weed to his...
Read MoreCommon Justice Toward a Humane, Event-Centered Language for Talking about People Involved in Crime and Violence. Common Justice uses the terms “harmed party” and “responsible party” to...
Read MoreCommon Justice Toward a Framework for Serving All Survivors of Crime Our media, our culture, and even some of our statutes continually reinforce the idea that in order to be deserving of...
Read MoreCOVID-19 doesn’t distinguish by charge.
Read More