Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI)

In 2022, pji continued to partner with the macarthur foundation and their initiative the safety & justiece challenge- hosting two in-person convenings for hundreds of stakeholders who are workign thogether to rethink jails and decrease their jail populations. Pji continues to provide technological and community management support for the sjcexchange, the online community where stakeholders exchange ideas, share best practices, and connect within a community of practitioners. With support from the art for Justice fund - pji continues to champion local and state legislative policy and cultural reform efforts to effect Pretrial change. Pji provides training and technical assistance to jurisdictions across the country. Additionally, through the creation and dissemination of training and educational materials, courses and events, pji provides education to a variety of stakeholders. These resourcses equip the field with relevant, pertinent infomation, data and analysis to build urgency, advocacy and knowledge to support Pretrial reform across the country. In 2021 pji published what if?, 10 questions for sparking Pretrial change, an invitation to rethink options for ending mass incarceration - www.pji.pub/whatif. Pji hosted a series of webinars with experts across the field of criminal Justice discussing each of the 10 questions. Lastly, pji launched its local antiracist Pretrial Justice (lapj) framework, bringing community members and public officials together to implement decarceral solutions rooted in equity, safety and well-being. Lapj is a holistic framework that addresses the spectrum of Pretrial decision points, starting with a person's contact with law enforcementor being able to avoid contactthrough the disposition of their case. Access to our webinars, current partners and projects are located at our website www.pretrial.org.