We discussed the Morris Justice Project, but haven’t had time this semester to go deeply into how the criminal justice system is shaping (the future of) NYC, so for anyone who is not familiar with this issue, I strongly encourage you to take a little time to review the following:

How Jim Crow still exists in America (an NPR podcast with Michelle Alexander on the prison-industrial complex and how it plays out in cities)

1.5 Million Missing Black Men (a pretty powerful NY Times feature article from this week)

And then maybe take another look at the Morris Justice Project, to see how one group of residents and academic collaborators are addressing this issue through PAR.  I particularly recommend looking at MJP’s creative methods for visualizing data, reporting back to the community, and grounding public discussion around a complex policy issue from the perspective of those most affected.