Resources

Wilson Center Faculty Director Brandon Garrett serves as independent monitor for the landmark federal bail reform settlement in Harris County, TX. This first report by the monitor team describes the first three years of work evaluating the implementation of the misdemeanor bail reforms in Harris County, Texas. (2023)

This amicus brief argues that a non-independent, “surrogate” expert witness violates Rule 703 of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence and the Confrontation clause of the sixth amendment when they simply parrot or read language of the original analyst report.

The Wilson Center and the Durham County District Attorney’s Office conducted a collaborative, data-driven effort to better understand the plea negotiation process. This report describes data on 325 felony cases that were entered into the tracker over 249 business days, from April 12, 2021, to April 12, 2022. (2023)

This article examines how legal actors—state and federal courts, state lawmakers, and police agencies—have responded to research on eyewitness evidence. Thomas Albright & Brandon L. Garrett, The Law and Science of Eyewitness Evidence, 102 Boston Univ. L. Rev. 511 (2022).

This article takes a comprehensive look at the decisional law growing out of COVID-19 detainee litigation and situates the judicial response as part of a comprehensive institutional failure. Brandon L. Garrett & Lee Kovarsky, Viral Injustice, 110 Calif. L. Rev. 117 (2022).

A fact sheet on Driver’s License Suspension in North Carolina

A fact sheet on Juvenile Life Without Parole in North Carolina

A fact sheet on Life Without Parole in North Carolina

A report in collaboration wih the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of JusticeIn this report, we describe the results of a state-wide project using public records requests to review the interrogation policies of over 1,000 law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania. What we found suggests that a state-wide overhaul of interrogation policy and practice is needed in Pennsylvania. (2022)

This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that examined whether providing people with a postcard, phone call, or text message reminder of their court date reduces their likelihood of failing to appear in court. By: Samantha A. Zottola, William E. Crozier, Deniz Ariturk, and Sarah L. Desmarais — Criminology and Public Policy (2022)