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The Center for Justice is committed to ending mass incarceration and criminalization, and advancing alternative approaches to justice and safety through education, research, and policy change. Its mission is to help transform the approaches to justice from being driven by punishment and retribution to being centered on prevention and healing. The Center is interdisciplinary and works in partnership with schools, departments, centers and institutes across Columbia, other universities, government agencies, community organizations, advocates and those directly affected by the criminal justice system.

"Hope is what carries us." –Kathy Boudin

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The Problem with Punishment Podcast is a resource of our Justice Beyond Punishment Collaborative and explores the reasons why punishment doesn't wo

Justice Through Code has just relaunched all of our programs to be AI-native — preparing justice-impacted talent for the fastest-growing roles

'On Our Block' follows two rival street crews who come together to address gun violence in their community. 

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