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Criminal Justice Reform
CZI and Over 25 Partners Launch National Bipartisan ‘Clean Slate’ Initiative to Automate... CZI and Over 25 Partners Launch National Bipartisan ‘Clean Slate’ Initiative to Automate Clearing of Criminal...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a time when right and left agree on very little, today, a diverse group of more than 25 groups from...
Criminal Justice Reform
Reimagining Justice, Together
By David Plouffe, Head of Policy & Advocacy, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative – The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has...
Community
When it Comes to Fighting for Affordable Housing, Criminal Justice Reform, Elections Matter
Tuesday marked an historic election — with voters taking to the polls on a number of community-led ballot measures on...
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...
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,...
Ventures
Chan Zuckerberg Supports RaiseMe In Helping More Students Own Their Path To College
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is proud to announce our support for RaiseMe, whose college readiness software platform is...
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,...
Education
New Investment in Ellevation Education
Jim Shelton: About 1 in 10 students across the country are English Language Learners. In California, 1 in 4 are ELL students....
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...
