Common Justice
@commonjustice.bsky.social
Developing and advancing solutions to violence that are survivor-centered, accountability-based, racially equitable & safety-driven.
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📣 We're accepting applications for our Communities for Safety Collective, a civic engagement and leadership development cohort that builds community power to find solutions to violence by addressing root causes, centering those most impacted, and separating healing from the criminal legal system.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📣 We're accepting applications for our Communities for Safety Collective, a civic engagement and leadership development cohort that builds community power to find solutions to violence by addressing root causes, centering those most impacted, and separating healing from the criminal legal system.
Stories about harm should be told with survivors at the center. Award-winning photographer, curator, and writer Laylah Barrayn joins our Art for Change series to share the tools and techniques she uses to tell honest stories that are rooted in the humanity, dignity, and justice of her subjects.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Stories about harm should be told with survivors at the center. Award-winning photographer, curator, and writer Laylah Barrayn joins our Art for Change series to share the tools and techniques she uses to tell honest stories that are rooted in the humanity, dignity, and justice of her subjects.
We did it! Important changes to victim compensation policies in NY have gone into effect this week to make access to life-changing resources fairer and more equitable for all. These changes mark a critical step forward in putting survivors first. A 🧵:
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We did it! Important changes to victim compensation policies in NY have gone into effect this week to make access to life-changing resources fairer and more equitable for all. These changes mark a critical step forward in putting survivors first. A 🧵:
We need solutions to violence that center survivors and accountability, not punishment through incarceration. Community-based solutions to violence, like ours at Common Justice, provide harmed and responsible parties with the resources to repair harm as much as possible.
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We need solutions to violence that center survivors and accountability, not punishment through incarceration. Community-based solutions to violence, like ours at Common Justice, provide harmed and responsible parties with the resources to repair harm as much as possible.
If prisons don't create true accountability, then what does? Restorative justice. It challenges us to ask: What would it look like to make things as right as possible and open up a path towards repairing the relationship where someone was harmed? Read more about restorative justice circles here 🔗
Diverting Serious Violence | Common Justice
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October 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If prisons don't create true accountability, then what does? Restorative justice. It challenges us to ask: What would it look like to make things as right as possible and open up a path towards repairing the relationship where someone was harmed? Read more about restorative justice circles here 🔗
Did you know? More than two-thirds of people serving life sentences in the United States are Black or Brown, and people of color are more likely to receive long sentences while being less likely to ever be released from them.
October 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Did you know? More than two-thirds of people serving life sentences in the United States are Black or Brown, and people of color are more likely to receive long sentences while being less likely to ever be released from them.
🚨 New Yorkers are rallying across from the NY Senate offices to demand passage of the Treatment Court Expansion Act. Watch their testimony: www.nysenate.gov/calendar/pub... #WorldMentalHealthDay #SaferThroughCareTCEA
Public Hearing: The Treatment Court Expansion Act (S.4547)
Senate Standing Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Use DisordersChair: Senator Nathalia FernandezCo-Sponsor: Senator Jessica RamosPublic Hearing: The Treatment Court Expansion Act (S.4547)Place: Se...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🚨 New Yorkers are rallying across from the NY Senate offices to demand passage of the Treatment Court Expansion Act. Watch their testimony: www.nysenate.gov/calendar/pub... #WorldMentalHealthDay #SaferThroughCareTCEA
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A reminder as the National Guard is weaponized against more cities:
Policing & crime do not go hand in hand. Incarceration rates in every single U.S. state are out of line with the entire world, and this disparity is not explainable by differences in crime or “violent crime.”
Policing & crime do not go hand in hand. Incarceration rates in every single U.S. state are out of line with the entire world, and this disparity is not explainable by differences in crime or “violent crime.”
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A reminder as the National Guard is weaponized against more cities:
Policing & crime do not go hand in hand. Incarceration rates in every single U.S. state are out of line with the entire world, and this disparity is not explainable by differences in crime or “violent crime.”
Policing & crime do not go hand in hand. Incarceration rates in every single U.S. state are out of line with the entire world, and this disparity is not explainable by differences in crime or “violent crime.”
"Currently, 44 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico require survivors to cooperate with law enforcement to get compensation — an obstacle for many Black and brown people who distrust police." Read more about why survivors need increased access to victim compensation to heal after harm 🔗
She Nearly Died in a Domestic Violence Attack. Illinois Denied Her Victim Compensation.
Advocates are challenging compensation rules that leave Black and brown survivors behind.
capitalbnews.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Currently, 44 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico require survivors to cooperate with law enforcement to get compensation — an obstacle for many Black and brown people who distrust police." Read more about why survivors need increased access to victim compensation to heal after harm 🔗
NEW: Ready to reframe the conversation on justice? Our Narrative Hub is a free digital resource center built by survivors, artists, community leaders, and advocates to shift the conversation about violence and safety. Get access by visiting www.commonjustice.org/narrative-hub 🔗
Narrative Hub | Common Justice
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September 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
NEW: Ready to reframe the conversation on justice? Our Narrative Hub is a free digital resource center built by survivors, artists, community leaders, and advocates to shift the conversation about violence and safety. Get access by visiting www.commonjustice.org/narrative-hub 🔗
Ready to build a safer, more just future for you and your community? Apply to our Community for Safety Collective! Applicants must be a NYC resident. This opportunity will provide a stipend upon successful completion, and MetroCards will be provided.
Learn more and apply by November 1! 🔗
Learn more and apply by November 1! 🔗
September 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Ready to build a safer, more just future for you and your community? Apply to our Community for Safety Collective! Applicants must be a NYC resident. This opportunity will provide a stipend upon successful completion, and MetroCards will be provided.
Learn more and apply by November 1! 🔗
Learn more and apply by November 1! 🔗
BREAKING: Another life was lost at Rikers last night, making it the 5th in two weeks and the 12th this year. These tragic deaths are inexcusable and preventable. We cannot accept a system built on harm. It’s past time to #CloseRikers and invest in real safety rooted in accountability and dignity.
2nd man dies at Rikers Island jails in a week, NYC officials say
The man had an apparent seizure Wednesday night and could not be revived.
gothamist.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
BREAKING: Another life was lost at Rikers last night, making it the 5th in two weeks and the 12th this year. These tragic deaths are inexcusable and preventable. We cannot accept a system built on harm. It’s past time to #CloseRikers and invest in real safety rooted in accountability and dignity.
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From @americanprogress.bsky.social and @commonjustice.bsky.social ... A state-by-state analysis of victim compensation statutes reveals tremendous potential for states to better meet the needs of survivors of violence and to ultimately break cycles of harm.
All four regions of the United States contain a top 10 state in scoring, according to the State Victim Compensation Statute Rubric
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August 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
From @americanprogress.bsky.social and @commonjustice.bsky.social ... A state-by-state analysis of victim compensation statutes reveals tremendous potential for states to better meet the needs of survivors of violence and to ultimately break cycles of harm.
Millions of people every year are victims of violent crime, leading to disability, trauma, and unplanned expenses as a result. New analysis with @americanprogress.bsky.social shows how each state can improve victim compensation to reduce harm & stop cycles of violence in your community:
Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of States’ Victim Compensation Statutes | Common Justice
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August 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Millions of people every year are victims of violent crime, leading to disability, trauma, and unplanned expenses as a result. New analysis with @americanprogress.bsky.social shows how each state can improve victim compensation to reduce harm & stop cycles of violence in your community:
NEW: Join Common Justice and @americanprogress.bsky.social to learn how our new State Victim Compensation Statute Rubric can be used by state advocates to improve access and equity in their own state for crime victims on Aug 20 at 1pm EDT 🔗 Let's create a future of healing and justice, together.
Hope After Harm: Reimagining Victim Compensation
Join the Center for American Progress for an event discussing CAP and Common Justice‘s partnered launch of the “State Victim Compensation Statute Rubric.”
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August 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
NEW: Join Common Justice and @americanprogress.bsky.social to learn how our new State Victim Compensation Statute Rubric can be used by state advocates to improve access and equity in their own state for crime victims on Aug 20 at 1pm EDT 🔗 Let's create a future of healing and justice, together.
Politicians tell us that law and order will save us from danger, but recently released data reveals a different reality - the overall violent crime rate has been declining to the lowest recorded rate since 1969.
Nationwide 2024 Crime Data Demonstrate the Value of Violence Prevention and Local Law Enforcement
Recently released 2024 data from the FBI show historic lows in the national murder rate, violent crime rate, and property crime rate.
www.americanprogress.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Politicians tell us that law and order will save us from danger, but recently released data reveals a different reality - the overall violent crime rate has been declining to the lowest recorded rate since 1969.
New York prisons are keeping people locked in boiling cells for up to 21 hours a day. The extreme summer heat is cruel and dangerous for millions of people inside state prisons, as nearly no facilities have air conditioning or adequate ventilation. This isn't justice, it's harm.
August 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
New York prisons are keeping people locked in boiling cells for up to 21 hours a day. The extreme summer heat is cruel and dangerous for millions of people inside state prisons, as nearly no facilities have air conditioning or adequate ventilation. This isn't justice, it's harm.
Our Communities For Safety Collective is designed for New Yorkers who believe that safety doesn’t start with policing, punishment, and endless surveillance — it starts with addressing the root causes of violence and holding people truly accountable for their actions. Learn more and apply by Nov. 1!
Communities for Safety Collective | Common Justice
commonjustice.org
August 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Our Communities For Safety Collective is designed for New Yorkers who believe that safety doesn’t start with policing, punishment, and endless surveillance — it starts with addressing the root causes of violence and holding people truly accountable for their actions. Learn more and apply by Nov. 1!
Each year spent in prison takes two years off a person's life expectancy. With more than 2 million people incarcerated, the prison system has shortened the average American life expectancy by four years.
August 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Each year spent in prison takes two years off a person's life expectancy. With more than 2 million people incarcerated, the prison system has shortened the average American life expectancy by four years.
"Though politicians capitalize on public fear to convince us that extra policing and surveillance are what make us safer, we know that isn’t true," writes Sadia Saba of Common Justice. Read more about the realities of public safety and true justice here 🔗 citylimits.org/opinion-poli...
Opinion: Policing, Surveillance, and False Promises of Safety - City Limits
"Ineffective technology and police violence is only a symptom of a larger problem of politicians claiming that these are what the average citizen needs to feel safe, rather than addressing the root ca...
citylimits.org
July 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Though politicians capitalize on public fear to convince us that extra policing and surveillance are what make us safer, we know that isn’t true," writes Sadia Saba of Common Justice. Read more about the realities of public safety and true justice here 🔗 citylimits.org/opinion-poli...
Did you know? Black people are 2.7x more likely than white people to die by guns. Studies show that Black and brown communities encounter higher rates of gun homicides and police shootings due to historical and systemic racism.
July 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Did you know? Black people are 2.7x more likely than white people to die by guns. Studies show that Black and brown communities encounter higher rates of gun homicides and police shootings due to historical and systemic racism.
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July 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🚫 Myth: Crime rates are up an immigrants are the ones to blame.
✅ Truth: Crime rates are at a historic low and have been declining since 2014. Nationwide data revealed that just 3% of people jailed are non-citizens.
✅ Truth: Crime rates are at a historic low and have been declining since 2014. Nationwide data revealed that just 3% of people jailed are non-citizens.
July 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚫 Myth: Crime rates are up an immigrants are the ones to blame.
✅ Truth: Crime rates are at a historic low and have been declining since 2014. Nationwide data revealed that just 3% of people jailed are non-citizens.
✅ Truth: Crime rates are at a historic low and have been declining since 2014. Nationwide data revealed that just 3% of people jailed are non-citizens.
Baltimore is experiencing its’ lowest homicide rate in 50 years – strategies rooted in community engagement are the cause. The results are clear: approaches that prevent crime are more effective than simply punishing it.
Baltimore Success Story: Mayor Scott's Community-Based Approach Achieves Historic Drop In Violent Crime | National Urban League
Join leading voices in civil rights, social justice, and leadership from across the Urban League movement as we discuss ways to combat the triple pandemic of coronavirus, economic distress and racial injustice.
nul.org
July 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Baltimore is experiencing its’ lowest homicide rate in 50 years – strategies rooted in community engagement are the cause. The results are clear: approaches that prevent crime are more effective than simply punishing it.
Our use of language in the media and the real-world largely shape our perceptions and interactions with those around us. Many of our culture’s deep narratives about violence and crime can be traced back to the stories and assumptions that validated slavery, the Black Codes and Jim Crow.
July 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Our use of language in the media and the real-world largely shape our perceptions and interactions with those around us. Many of our culture’s deep narratives about violence and crime can be traced back to the stories and assumptions that validated slavery, the Black Codes and Jim Crow.