Newsroom | Pretrial Justice Institute

A Letter from PJI's Board

One million dollars in support is gone, but our mission to build safer, fairer pretrial systems is stronger than ever.

Category: Announcements
Date: 05/06/25

Rest Is Resistance—And a Right

In a world that rarely slows down, we are choosing stillness—and we invite you to do the same.

Category: Announcements
Date: 12/23/24

New Leadership, Same Fierce Commitment

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.

Category: Announcements
Date: 07/01/24

Gratitude, Growth, and New Horizons

After 10 years at PJI, Meghan Guevara is transitioning from her executive role to pursue environmental health and justice—continuing her lifelong commitment to equity and community wellness.

Category: Announcements
Date: 06/20/24

Tenille Patterson Announces Departure from PJI

Tenille Patterson shares a personal update about her professional transition—and pursuit of liberation—inspired by PJI's racial equity journey.

Category: Announcements
Date: 12/12/23

PJI Receives $1M Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance

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.

Category: Announcements
Date: 10/19/23

Announcing the new PJI Help Desk

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.

Category: Announcements
Date: 10/17/22

We're back — and brighter than ever!

Greetings from “Go Bright,” the latest phase in PJI’s organizational transformation! Learn about our new theory of change, Local Antiracist Pretrial Justice.

Category: Announcements
Date: 06/29/22

PJI Releases “What If: 10 Questions for Sparking Local Pretrial Change”

Check out the first-of-a-kind publication for PJI, which brings together data, commentary, community resources, and field notes from innovative jurisdictions.

Category: Announcements
Date: 11/18/21

Liberated Voices Exhibit Launch

We invited 16 Ohio artists to reflect on racial justice and pretrial justice—and (re)imagine their communities rooted in structural wellbeing for all.

Category: Announcements
Date: 09/21/21

Could COVID be the “New Normal” for CJ?

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.

Category: Announcements
Date: 03/24/21

Stop Asian Hate

PJI speaks out against the rise in anti-Asian violence across the U.S.—drawing parallels from the pandemic to other historical events.

Category: Announcements
Date: 03/08/21

This is our fight, too.

PJI staff statement in support of Black Lives Matter; calling in pretrial practitioners and public officials to name and address racism in the criminal legal system.

Category: Announcements
Date: 06/09/20

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