News – The Charles Bronfman Prize

A Prominent Jewish Humanitarian Prize Goes to a Criminal Justice Reformer

Inside Philanthropy | May 8, 2019 by Debra Nussbaum Cohen

Amy Bach’s work is making a concrete difference in the criminal justice system. In 2011, Bach started Measures for Justice, a nonprofit that archives criminal justice records from counties across the U.S. in one easily accessed online portal.

Making the invisible in Criminal Justice visible: Charles Bronfman Prize to Amy Bach of Measures for Justice

Yahoo Finance! | April 30, 2019 by PR Newswire

Ambassador Samantha Power, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, who was part of Bach’s nominating team, lauded her friend Amy for focusing on that which is “deemed too small to see and too chronic to fix.” and making the invisible in the criminal justice system visible.

Could a revolutionary podcast change America’s criminal justice system?

The Times of Israel | April 23, 2019 by Cathryn J. Prince

When Sarah Koenig launched the law-oriented ‘Serial,’ she had no idea how big it would be. But after over 340 million downloads, will success mean reform on the ground?

Gaps in California arrest data make it easier for violent felons to get guns, study finds.

Los Angeles Times | by Jazmine Ulloa

“California’s local criminal justice data infrastructure is inconsistent at best and, in some jurisdictions, almost non-existent,” the report states.

2,700 Central American children could be reunited with families in settlement

The Los Angeles Times | April 12, 2019 by Javiar Panzar

The Trump administration and lawyers for refugee advocates reached a settlement Friday that could allow 2,714 Central American children to be reunited with their families in the United States.

Agreement Allows 2,700 Children in Central America to Join Parents in the U.S.

The New York Times | by Adeel Hassan

A federal court settlement announced on Friday would allow almost 2,700 children living in Central America to safely reunite with their parents, who are living in the United States under protected status.

Criminal justice reform is great. But where’s the data to show us whether it’s working?

USA TODAY | by Amy Bach

Not enough information is collected. Existing stats are inconsistent making analysis of racial disparities, bail, tax dollars in system difficult.