What's Happening in Pretrial Justice? August 2025
Donate a seat in Pretrial 101 for the President. First topic: facts > fearmongering.
By Wendy Shang
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A new discourse around pretrial justice
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What's Happening in Pretrial Justice? August 2025
Donate a seat in Pretrial 101 for the President. First topic: facts > fearmongering.
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What's Happening in Pretrial Justice? July 2025
Deep dish data, sunlight in jails, and fines & fees: the latest pretrial news you need to know.
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What's Happening in Pretrial Justice? June 2025
Illinois passes the FAIR Act, Oklahoma rolls back fines—and communities keep showing us the way.
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Trump’s executive order also asked law enforcement to work to ensure that people arrested in D.C. are taken into federal custody rather than local custody.
- Author or Outlet
- NBC4 Washington
- Date
- 08/25/2025
Rikers Island’s legacy of injustice deepens as plans surface to bring ICE onto its grounds. In this powerful op-ed, Darren Mack and Kevin Beckford explore why we must resist turning a site of harm into a pipeline for more.
- Author or Outlet
- Amsterdam News
- Date
- 05/20/2025
Despite reform efforts, Black D.C. residents continue to face the harshest outcomes in pretrial detention. PJI's own Kevin Beckford discusses the deep roots of this injustice—and why community-led alternatives are urgently needed.
- Author or Outlet
- The Washington Informer
- Date
- 12/02/2024
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One million dollars in support is gone, but our mission to build safer, fairer pretrial systems is stronger than ever.
- Author or Outlet
- PJI's Board of Directors
- Date
- 05/06/2025
In a world that rarely slows down, we are choosing stillness—and we invite you to do the same.
- Author or Outlet
- Pretrial Justice Institute
- Date
- 12/23/2024
With more than two decades of experience advancing equity and justice, Guisela Marroquín brings heart, strategy, and deep community roots to her new role as Executive Director of the Pretrial Justice Institute.
- Author or Outlet
- Pretrial Justice Institute
- Date
- 07/01/2024
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