Brennan Center for Justice
WEBDefend Democracy. Reform Justice. Protect the Constitution. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free.
Programs - Brennan Center for Justice
WEBThe Justice Program advances data-driven, innovative, practical legal reforms; seeks new empirical analyses; crafts innovative policy solutions; and advances legislation and litigation in its efforts to end mass incarceration. Our view: We can end mass incarceration when the broad public understands that mass incarceration exists.
About Us - Brennan Center for Justice
WEBThe Brennan Center for Justice has communications staff in our New York City and Washington, DC, offices. They handle questions and requests from journalists about the Brennan Center’s areas of expertise and arrange interviews with staff.
Our Issues - Brennan Center for Justice
WEBEnd Mass Incarceration. The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population, yet nearly 25 percent of its prisoners. Mass incarceration has crushing consequences — racial, economic, social — and it doesn’t make us safer. The Brennan Center creates innovative solutions, driven by data, to end mass incarceration.
Election Security - Brennan Center for Justice
WEBElection Security. Our aging voting infrastructure leaves the U.S. election system vulnerable to attack and causes long lines that keep some people from casting a ballot. Meanwhile, election officials are coming under unprecedented attack. The Brennan Center has proposed legislation to fund much-needed updates to our election infrastructure.
Voting and Citizenship | Brennan Center for Justice
WEBApr 12, 2024 · Voting and Citizenship. Federal law dictates that only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections. States have multiple checks in place to ensure that only eligible citizens can vote. To even register to vote in state and federal elections, you must swear you’re a citizen under penalty of criminal prosecution.
Research & Reports | Brennan Center for Justice
WEBApr 27, 2023 · A Proposal to Reduce Unnecessary Incarceration. For decades, the federal government used its grant-making power to spur states to incarcerate more people and to impose longer sentences. It should now use that power to reverse course. Hernandez D. Stroud, Lauren-Brooke Eisen, Ram Subramanian. March 14, 2023.
Mission & Impact - Brennan Center for Justice
WEBThe Brennan Center for Justice works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free — for all. The Brennan Center for Justice is an independent, nonpartisan law and policy organization that works to reform, revitalize, and when necessary, defend our country’s systems of democracy and justice. Today, we are in a great fight for the ...
News & Analysis - Brennan Center for Justice
WEBSep 11, 2024 · From the People Who Brought You Project 2025: Manufactured Evidence of Voter Fraud. While the Heritage Foundation has previously spread disinformation about purported noncitizen voting, the organization has now turned to desperate measures in search of nonexistent voter fraud. Jasleen Singh.
Strengthen Our Courts - Brennan Center for Justice
WEBDoug Smith. Strengthen Our Courts. Thanks to the influence of big money and partisan politics on state courts, the promise of even-handed justice in the United States is at risk. We are fighting back with bold solutions for judicial reform. State judicial elections are awash in money, and judges regularly hear cases involving major contributors ...