Impact Report: COVID-19 Testing in State Prisons
Evidence suggests that more testing, early testing, and early mass testing may have been strategies that helped states achieve lower rates of COVID-19 mortality behind bars.
Coronavirus Infection, Death Rates in Prison Vary Widely Among States
New research released by Commission explores infection rates, death rates, and population changes in prisons and jails.
Impact Report: COVID-19 and Jails
A report by researchers with the NYU Public Safety Lab, based on data from 375 jails across 39 states, examined changes in jail populations, their composition, and rebooking trends from Jan. 1 through late July.
Impact Report: COVID-19 and Prisons
Advancing knowledge about the impacts of COVID-19 on state and federal prisons, a report to the Commission examines rates of COVID-19 infection and mortality in correctional facilities and describes differences in such rates among states.
Research in Brief: Domestic Violence Calls for Service
Two researchers briefed the Commission on their study exploring domestic violence calls for service to police.
Morning Joe: Fmr. U.S. AG’s co-chair new COVID-19, criminal justice commission
Co-Chairs Lynch and Gonzales discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the justice system - and the Commission's important work ahead.
Impact Report: State and Local Budgets
Experts from the Urban Institute explore present and future financial challenges that have erupted due to COVID-19.
Provide Testimony
The Commission will consider input and collect data from a wide variety of sources and stakeholders.
Launch Announcement
Former U.S. Attorneys General Lynch and Gonzales to lead National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice
Impact Report: COVID-19 and Crime
The first impact report submitted to the Commission examines the consequences of recent stay-at-home orders and mass protests for crime rates in major U.S. cities.