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 […]
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Community Safety, Driver’s License Suspension, and Fairness: Lessons from NCLF
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 […]
New Report: Conversations on Community Safety
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 […]
Highlights from our Beyond Bars Event
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 […]
Out now! Our 2023-2024 Annual Report
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 […]
Recap: Community-Based Approaches to Gun Violence
“I’ve never met a single person who has come from prison for killing someone with a gun, who hasn’t been harmed at some point in their life,” said Co-Chair of the Durham City and County Taskforce on Community Safety Marcia Owens. Her comment gets to the heart of an issue surrounding gun violence. How can […]
New Wilson Center report explores alternatives to law enforcement transport for people experiencing behavioral health crises
For too many people experiencing acute mental illness, cries for help bring police and handcuffs rather than compassionate medical intervention. But this doesn’t have to be the case. The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law explores this issue and makes recommendations in our latest report: Changing the Route: Seeking Compassionate Alternatives to […]
Tyler Kendall joins Wilson Center for Science and Justice
Kendall becomes Research Director, leading the Center’s research efforts Tyler Kendall has joined the Wilson Center for Science and Justice as the Center’s Research Director. Here he will guide the research efforts, working closely with the leadership team and the policy team to align research and policy efforts. He will support our work to engage […]
New Report: Dementia and the Aging Prison Population
Wilson Center Releases Policy Brief on Best Practices for Care and Release of Incarcerated Individuals with Dementia The number of incarcerated seniors has tripled in the last 20 years, and that number is only expected to grow. By 2030, U.S. prisons will incarcerate 400,000 seniors – 1/3 of the total prison population. Estimates vary but […]
Seventh Report Released in the ODonnell Consent Decree Monitorship
Latest Houston Bail Monitor Report Shows Overall Decline in Misdemeanor Arrests with No Negative Effect on Public Safety Houston, TX — On Sunday, the independent monitors overseeing Harris County’s historic bail reform agreement filed their seventh report describing their work and findings with the federal court, noting that bail reforms under the ODonnell Consent Decree […]