Youth-Led Criminal Justice Research & Public Impact.

We produce analysis, scholarship, and institutional partnerships examining policing, courts, incarceration, and the future of justice.

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Featured Work

Next Steps into Criminal Justice Activism

A research-driven guide to youth leadership, technology, ethics, and the future of justice.
Featured in The Hill and Tech Policy Press.

PODCAST

Episode 3: Daniel Richman

An interview with Columbia

Law's Daniel Richman on prosecutorial power, surveillance, and Al.

Releases February 23, 2026

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EVENT

Human Rights Watch

Workshop

JEP led a session on Al, youth advocacy, and justice reform at HRW's Winter Leadership Workshop.

Delivered February, 7 2026

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INITIATIVE

UC Berkeley ITC × JEP Writing Initiative

A first-of-its-kind, civic writing collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Incarceration program.

Launching March 5, 2026

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Our Focus Areas

Oversight

Surveillance Accountability

Policing

Power

Defense

Due Process

Courts

Confinement

Youth Justice

Reentry

Incarceration

Algorithms

Risk Tools

Evidence