Impact Report: COVID-19 and Crime
This updated analysis explores trends in violent, property, and drug offenses during the COVID-19 pandemic through March 2021.
Impact Report: COVID-19 and SUD Treatment
Arriving in the midst of an opioid crisis, evidence suggests that COVID-19 and associated policies negatively impacted people with substance use disorders.
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.
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