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    • Automatic Record Clearance
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    • Pretrial Detention
    • Prosecuting Nonviolent Misdemeanor Offenses
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Through empirical research that centers the voices of people who have had penal system contact, we promote sound policy and effective management in the pursuit of safety, equity, and justice.

Oakwood avenue in Los Angeles, California.

California’s Automatic Record Clearance

Criminal Background Check form.

Formerly Incarcerated Individuals’ Perceptions of and Experiences with Ban-the-Box

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The Social Costs of Pretrial, Court-Ordered Electronic Monitoring

Jail cell door and lock.

The Difference a Day Makes: How Spending Even One Day in Jail Can Have Devastating Consequences

Boston Center Plaza and Suffolk County Superior Court.

Why Prosecuting Nonviolent Misdemeanor Offenses Yields Poorer Outcomes

Hands raised in the air with unlocked handcuffs.

Effect of Non-Prosecution on Racial Disparities

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Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
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Cambridge, MA 02138

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