Advocating for innovative criminal justice reform

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

A Stats and Stories approach to criminal legal reform.

The Stats: We collect, analyze, and assess the hard data that drive smart, sane, and sensible criminal justice reform. The Stories: We uncover, recount, and amplify the stories of people who live, work, and struggle in our criminal justice system. Together, our Stats and Stories make a compelling case for change.

Stats. Stories. Change.

Right to Counsel

Right to Counsel

The Center researches defense delivery systems, best practices, and strategies to increase access to services.

STAR Criminal Justice

STAR Criminal Justice

Criminal legal systems in small, tribal, and rural (STAR) communities are among the Center's chief areas of research and advocacy.

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Prosecutorial Discretion

Understanding and improving how prosecutors screen and charge criminal cases.

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