Evidence

Cutting through the noise on what really creates safety in America

What Really Lowers Crime

It turns out income, housing, and access to care stand a much better chance of creating public safety than policing or incarceration ever will.

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Defense

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Empowering Public Defenders Transforms The Legal System

In its current form, the American carceral system robs people of opportunity, tears families apart, and destabilizes entire communities. Unlike police, prisons, and prosecutors, public defenders are uniquely situated to empower those facing the criminal legal system, shrink the system itself by reducing incarceration, and transform our approach to public safety.

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MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN

What is the impact?

Learn more about the impact of Partners for Justice in communities across the country.

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