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In the aftermath of a crime, the government offers supportive funding to survivors and their families, commonly known as “victim compensation.” Victim compensation is state-administered,...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2022 Brooklyn, NY—Common Justice released the following statement on Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address. 

Mass Incarceration

If we don’t dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mass incarceration, Black and Brown communities in the U.S.and internationally will pay the price.

Violence

Our public safety system is ill-equipped to find missing Black people or intervene in domestic violence.

Mass Incarceration

For far too long, the atrocities at Rikers Island Jail have gone unaddressed. We must decarcerate and close it. Eerily close to the 50th anniversary of the Attica riots, Rikers Island...

Racism

NYC is experiencing a housing crisis, with those who identify as LGBTQIA+ being most impacted. New York City is portrayed as the city of dreams, fashion, sex, food, and freedom; however,...

Stay-at-home orders across the country have implications for our most vulnerable.

Learning from the HIV/AIDS Epidemic and the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Racism

A truly equitable world means the needs of disabled people are not only considered, but prioritized.

2021 Mass Incarceration

The Pride we know started as a protest against police violence. For the past 25 years, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has marched in the legendary New York City Pride parade....