Executive Partners Meghan Guevara and Tenille Patterson co-wrote this piece on whether current bail policies maximize safety, both for the public and for people impacted by the criminal legal system.
- Author or Outlet
- The Crime Report
- Date
- 02/17/2022
Noted & Quoted
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“Eliminating money bail is just one of many steps needed to make the system fair, safe and equitable for everyone.” Meghan Guevara comments on the years-long campaign to address systemic racism in Illinois’ courts and jails.
- Author or Outlet
- Filter Magazine
- Date
- 02/01/2021
Tenille Patterson weighs in on PJI’s switch from advocate to opponent of risk-assessment algorithms and growing concerns about the role of algorithms in criminal justice and other arenas.
- Author or Outlet
- Wired
- Date
- 02/19/2020
Announcements
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The Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) is proud to announce we have received $1M in critical grant funding from the Department of Justice to support the implementation of a Willful Flight standard.
- Date
- 10/19/2023
Got questions about pretrial? We’ve got answers! Reach out to our Help Desk team for expert guidance, curated resources, referrals to partners and more.
- Author or Outlet
- Pretrial Justice Institute
- Date
- 10/17/2022
Greetings from “Go Bright,” the latest phase in PJI’s organizational transformation! Learn about our new theory of change, Local Antiracist Pretrial Justice.
- Author or Outlet
- Pretrial Justice Institute
- Date
- 06/29/2022
Check out the first-of-a-kind publication for PJI, which brings together data, commentary, community resources, and field notes from innovative jurisdictions.
- Author or Outlet
- Pretrial Justice Institute
- Date
- 11/18/2021
We invited 16 Ohio artists to reflect on racial justice and pretrial justice—and (re)imagine their communities rooted in structural wellbeing for all.
- Author or Outlet
- Pretrial Justice Institute
- Date
- 09/21/2021
Sentence about how we need to gather leaders in the criminal legal space to turn pandemic protocols into more permanent solutions that default to liberty.
- Author or Outlet
- Pretrial Justice Institute
- Date
- 03/24/2021
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