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Juliene James

Juliene James

Former, Senior Policy Associate, Center on Sentencing and Corrections

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Justice Reinvestment in Action

The Delaware Model

When Delaware Governor Jack Markell convened the Justice Reinvestment Task Force in the summer of 2011, the state was facing a high violent crime rate, crowded prisons, and budget shortfalls. By the time he signed the Justice Reinvestment Act (Senate Bill 226) in August 2012, Delaware had joined a growing number of states committed to instituting e ...

Juliene James, Suzanne Agha

Fiscal constraints spur new corrections policies

Julie James, Ram Subramanian, and Lauren-Brooke Eisen of Vera’s Center on Sentencing and Corrections recently published an article in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology that examines the challenges state corrections agencies have faced during the current budget crisis and the solutions that many states have adopted to trim correctional bud ...

Juliene James
Ram Subramanian

Vera helps Delaware craft landmark justice reinvestment legislation

On August 8, Suzi Agha, Christine Leonard, and I attended the signing ceremony for Delaware Senate Bill 226, landmark justice reinvestment legislation aimed at improving public safety and ensuring corrections dollars are spent wisely. We were particularly happy to mark this important occasion in the company of Democratic and Republican legislators, ...

Juliene James

August 15, 2012

Justice Reinvestment Initiative takes root in Delaware

The Vera Institute of Justice helped Delaware reach an important milestone in its Justice Reinvestment Initiative this week, presenting results of the final report of the Delaware Justice Reinvestment Task Force to the Joint Judiciary Committee of the Delaware General Assembly, and meeting—along with several task force members—with Governor Jack Ma ...

Juliene James

Reallocating Justice Resources

A Review of 2011 State Sentencing Trends

Most states are facing budget crises as they plan FY 2013 and beyond. With fewer dollars available, state criminal justice agencies are challenged to increase public safety while coping with smaller budgets. This report distills lessons from 14 states that passed research-driven sentencing and corrections reform in 2011 and is based on interviews w ...

Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Juliene James

February 29, 2012

Governor Jack Markell announces Delaware Justice Reinvestment Initiative in partnership with Vera

Governor Jack Markell today signed an executive order creating the Delaware Justice Reinvestment Task Force and announced that the group will work in partnership with Vera on a federally funded project with the goals of improving public safety and avoiding further increases in justice-related costs. The bipartisan task force represents all three br ...

Juliene James

Reflecting on the creativity of youth in DC

Last week, Vera's Washington DC Office had something to celebrate. In partnership with the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) and the District of Columbia's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS), Vera put on an exhibit of artwork that young people created as part of our Inside Out Loud project. Members of the community attended and enjo ...

Juliene James

A New Partnership in the Neighborhood

On Friday, the county executive of Prince George’s County, Maryland, officially announced its participation in Vera DC’s Corrections Support and Accountability Project (CSAP). “Prince George’s County government is honored to be in partnership with the Vera Institute,” said County Executive Jack B. Johnson. “It is a vital resource for the benefit of ...

Juliene James

November 02, 2009

A Source of Happiness

Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the journalists I wrote about in a previous post, have beenpardoned and will not serve the 12-year term to which they were sentenced in June. They are now back in the U.S., after a dramatic and much publicized meeting between President Bill Clinton and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. This is a very welcome development—it’s ...

Juliene James

August 05, 2009

Hard Time in North Korea

Two American journalists were sentenced yesterday to 12 years in North Korean prison. If diplomatic efforts to free them are unsuccessful, they are sure to do some seriously hard time. A Time story relates some of the harsh conditions Laura Ling and Euna Lee are likely to face once inside. The anecdotes that have managed to emerge from the system ...

Juliene James

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