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Nearly one million people have had their driver’s license suspended for court debt. To solve this problem, we need to end debt-based driver’s license suspensions for all. By Lindsay Bass-Patel and Rita Grunberg   Did you drive your car today? Maybe you drove to work, to church, or to your kids’ school. Maybe you went […]

Formerly incarcerated discuss experiences behind bars and the importance of second chances This semester, we were honored to join the Duke Decarceration Project and Duke’s Criminal Defense Clinic in welcoming  Shariff Ingram and Kolanda Wooten to Duke Law. Both Mr. Ingram and Ms. Wooten were sentenced to life in prison as children and later released, […]

Wilson Center for Science and Justice Release New Report on Plea Bargaining in the Durham County District Attorney’s Office Second report on data analysis reveals key insights into Durham’s plea bargaining system A recent report from the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law produced with data gleaned in collaboration the Durham District […]

Recap from our Webinar Last month we cohosted a webinar with our colleagues at the North Carolina Leadership Forum (NCLF), featuring: Sen. Warren Daniel, North Carolina State Senator (District 46) serving Buncombe, Burke and McDowell Counties Frankie Roberts, Executive Director of LINC, which provides reentry services for people leaving incarceration Matt Scott, District Attorney for Robeson […]

North Carolina Leaders Across the Aisle Discuss Making Our Communities Safer Over four meetings last Spring, North Carolina leaders and impacted people from government, business, advocacy, and the community came together to discuss an important question: What should we do to make North Carolina communities safe? Today we’re pleased to issue our report detailing those […]

The epidemic of gun violence in the United States is a multifaceted problem that claimed nearly 47,000 lives in 2023. Firearm injuries and deaths touch countless others as well – from bereaved family members to affected communities suffering the collective loss and trauma of everyday gun violence. In a nation where private ownership of firearms […]

We were so grateful to partner with the Nasher Museum to host an event in conjunction with the exhibit Processing Systems: Numbers by Sherrill Roland. The exhibit features work by Sherrill Roland, Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the University of North Carolina from his ongoing exploration of the criminal justice system. The works are part […]

We are delighted to release our 2023-2024 annual report, which details our work over the last fiscal year! We’ve expanded our work in both the policy and the research arenas across all our focus areas: accuracy of evidence, behavioral health, and equity in criminal outcomes. We’ve worked on projects related to bail reform, criminal fines and […]