School of Law
School of Law
The Center for Criminal Justice Reform supports community-driven efforts to address the harm and inequity caused by the criminal legal system and improve public safety. It brings together diverse voices and decision-makers to examine how the criminal legal system currently functions and collaborates on strategies that promote justice throughout the country and in Baltimore.
Read Full StoryAs Maryland prepares for the 2026 legislative session, CCJR and its partners are focused on translating collective knowledge and collaboration into meaningful change in Annapolis
The Center serves as a statewide hub bringing together diverse voices across advocacy, research, policy, and lived experience to foster collaboration and strengthen justice and community safety.
The Center advances community rooted, evidence based reforms by bridging lived experience, research, and policymaking to help ensure change takes hold in practice.
The Center supports research that connects data, policy, and practice to advance evidence based, community driven safety strategies and reforms.
The Center prepares future lawyers, advocates, and policymakers through hands on experiences that support transformative justice and systems change.
The Center informs and shapes public understanding of safety and justice by elevating community perspectives and reframing conversations around equity, harm, and reform.
The Center connects government, community, practitioners, and academia to strengthen collaboration and advance intersectional, cross disciplinary justice strategies.
