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Criminal Justice Reform
Building Opportunity for People with Histories of Incarceration
Pablo Gaxiola walked out of prison in 2014, after being in and out of the system for 15 years. He left with his personal...
Criminal Justice Reform
Public Rights Project: Rethinking How Prosecutors Protect & Serve Their Communities
In 2017, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative launched our Criminal Justice Reform work, as part of the Justice & Opportunity...
Community
Voting has begun on critical housing and criminal justice ballot measures
With early and mail voting underway, critical community-driven ballot measures on criminal justice reform and housing...
Education
Number of girls and Latinx students taking AP Computer Science in Nevada more than doubles with... Number of girls and Latinx students taking AP Computer Science in Nevada more than doubles with support from CZI
Reposted from State of Nevada Department of Education CARSON CITY, NEVADA – New data shows that Nevada participation in the...
Criminal Justice Reform
Ohio State Ballot Measure Aimed at Improving Public Safety and Tackling Overcrowded Prisons Gains... Ohio State Ballot Measure Aimed at Improving Public Safety and Tackling Overcrowded Prisons Gains Support from the Cha...
As part of our Justice & Opportunity Initiative, which focuses on housing affordability, criminal justice reform,...
Criminal Justice Reform
Award-winning podcast, education program at San Quentin Prison gain support from the Chan Zuckerberg... Award-winning podcast, education program at San Quentin Prison gain support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced support for two projects based at San Quentin Prison; the award-winning...
Criminal Justice Reform
CZI Justice & Opportunity Staff Collaborate with Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Over the next few weeks, a team from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Justice & Opportunity team will...
Criminal Justice Reform
CZI Coffee Chat: Prosecutors Control the Front Door
“Prosecutors are the ones who control the front door. They decide whether a case is going to be charged or whether an...
Criminal Justice Reform
FWD.us Joins Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform
David Plouffe: Our partners at FWD.us are joining a coalition of local leaders in Oklahoma calling for criminal...
Criminal Justice Reform
A Career After Incarceration
Mark Zuckerberg: Aly is a technical project manager on our Justice and Opportunity team, which works on a range of issues,...
CZI in the News
Lessons in Philanthropy: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Celebrates Two Years
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 11/2/21. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is two years old! We’re so...
CZI in the News
Supporting Phillips Brooks House Association at Harvard
Priscilla Chan visited her alma mater, Harvard University, to share a new grant to give more than 2,000 students financial...
CZI in the News
Priscilla Chan Received the The Aspen Institute’s Public Leadership
Congratulations to our co-founder Priscilla Chan on receiving the The Aspen Institute‘s Public Leadership Award!...
Community
Support for Partners Working to Address Affordable Housing in the Bay Area
PICO California, the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, Working Partnerships USA, and East Bay Housing...
Criminal Justice Reform
Working for a Fairer Criminal Justice System
The U.S. imprisons more people than any other country, despite evidence that these incarceration levels are not making us...
Criminal Justice Reform
Grassroots Movements Are Key to Sustained Social Change
David Plouffe: In their 2015 letter to their daughter, Mark and Priscilla wrote “We must participate in policy and...
CZI in the News
Peggy Abkemeier Alford Joins CZI As Chief Financial Officer
Priscilla Chan: I am excited to announce that Peggy Abkemeier Alford will join our leadership team at the Chan...