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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...

Nov 1, 2018 · 5 min read

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...

Oct 26, 2018 · 5 min read

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...

Oct 23, 2018 · 4 min read

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...

Oct 16, 2018 · 5 min read

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,...

Aug 1, 2018 · 3 min read

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...

Jul 25, 2018 · 5 min read

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...

Jun 18, 2018 · 2 min read

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...

Mar 16, 2018 · 2 min read

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...

Mar 7, 2018 · 1 min read

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,...

Feb 16, 2018 · 1 min read

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...

Dec 13, 2017 · 11 min read

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...

Nov 13, 2017 · 2 min read

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!...

Nov 9, 2017 · 1 min read

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...

Nov 2, 2017 · 2 min read

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...

Oct 9, 2017 · 2 min read

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...

Sep 19, 2017 · 2 min read

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...

Aug 18, 2017 · 1 min read

Criminal Justice Reform

Measures for Justice: Improving the Criminal Justice System

We’ve been exploring ways to help improve the criminal justice system to enhance public safety while also making the...

May 23, 2017 · 2 min read

CZI in the News

Priscilla Chan Speaks at the MAKERS Conference

Today, at the MAKERS Conference in Los Angeles, Priscilla discussed the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative‘s efforts to...

Feb 7, 2017 · 1 min read

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