Criminal justice reform strategy

Abstract

This work elaborates a strategy for a criminal justice reform program aimed at reducing incarceration and promoting safety in communities by listening to crime survivors. The analysis driving the work emphasizes investments in advocacy, leadership development of impacted people, policy reforms, and ecosystem-oriented funding. Their goals include reducing the number of incarcerated people, supporting accountability at the local level, shifting public attitudes, and developing viable alternatives to criminal punishment. The strategy emphasizes the importance of engaging a diverse range of partners, taking into account racial justice, and ensuring the leadership and knowledge of impacted people are incorporated into strategic design. It also outlines areas outside the current plans, such as conditions of confinement and police reform, while expressing openness to supporting research projects in pursuit of other priorities. – AI-generated abstract.