Justin Rohrlich @justinrohrlich.bsky.social Senior news reporter in the US bureau of The Independent, lots of state and federal courts, some police, et cetera. Previously at The Daily Beast, Qz, Vice, etc. Say hi: justin.rohrlich@independent.co.uk; justin.rohrlich@the-independent.com
School of Criminal Justice @runscj.bsky.social Official Bluesky of the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice
American Society of Criminology @amersoccriminology.bsky.social The American Society of Criminology is an international organization whose members pursue scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the measurement, etiology, consequences, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.
Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social Editorials, columns, guest op-eds: we have them all here at the Washington Post! https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/
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Andrew Novak @indyj02.bsky.social Instructional Associate Professor of Criminology Law & Society, George Mason University 🐨 clemency/pardons, tribal law, comparative law, punishment, sport history ⚽️🏳️🌈
Nancy La Vigne @nancylavigne.bsky.social Criminal justice researcher committed to evidence-informed solutions to safety and justice challenges
Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social Investigative Reporter at @wttw.bsky.social News/Chicago Tonight. Past life: Illinois Answers Project, BGA, Columbus Dispatch, ThisWeek News. I cover cops, courts, energy, health, finance, education, pensions etc. Prolific FOIA filer. He/him.
Naureen Shah @naureenshah.bsky.social @ACLU Deputy Director of Government Affairs on immigrants' rights. Politics and news on immigration, human rights and civil liberties.
Tim Dooley @tdooley.bsky.social Now: public safety policy for Oregon Counties
Then: policing manager & data nerd, firefighter / EMT
MPA & MCJ from UCCS
Stateline @stateline.org Daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy. Part of @statesnewsroom.com.
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Brookings Institution @brookings.edu We equip decisionmakers with nonpartisan research and policy strategies to create a more prosperous and secure country and world.
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Chiraag Bains @chiraagbains.bsky.social Civil rights lawyer • Democracy Fund • Brookings • Fmr Deputy Director, Biden White House Domestic Policy Council | DOJ under Obama | Demos. https://www.brookings.edu/people/chiraag-bains/
Premal Dharia @premaldharia.bsky.social 
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Tahir Duckett @tahir.bsky.social Executive Director + Adjunct Prof. Georgetown Law Center for Innovations in Community Safety.
Policing, community safety, food. COYG. He/him.
Patrick Sharkey @patricksharkey.bsky.social social scientist studying violence and urban inequality in the US
Jeff Asher @jeffasher.bsky.social Co-Founder AH Datalytics. NOLA kid. Longhorn. Former CIA officer. 2004 Intramural Softball Champion (C-League). Not a criminologist!
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Jasher@ahdatalytics.com
"Some genius, Jeff Asher" - Ann Coulter
Roy L. Austin, Jr. @raustinjr.bsky.social Civil Rights and Technology Attorney and Advocate - “Unless one is reading critically, one is not reading at all” - Harry Edwards
Daniel Webster @daniel-webster.bsky.social Gun violence researcher & professor @ Johns Hopkins | baseball nerd and Orioles & Nationals fan | dog lover
Vanessa Myers (Thompson) @vrthomps.bsky.social (Un)warranted Advocacy and Campaigns Director @ideas42
mo’ punch than your bowl of juice
Beth Schwartzapfel @journo-beth.bsky.social Writer, reader, nerd. Reporter for The Marshall Project covering criminal (in)justice, esp LGBTQ+, parole, addiction, health. Host of VIOLATION. It's not on us to complete the work—but neither can we stop doing it.
Lauren Feiner @laurenfeiner.bsky.social Covering tech policy @theverge.com | Formerly @CNBC.com | she/her | Tips? Find me on Signal @ laurenfeiner.64 (no PR pitches via Signal please)
Gallup @gallup.com The voice of the world in numbers.
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Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction @vrcinfo.bsky.social The Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction (the VRC) at the University of Maryland translates sound science into practical anti-violence policy.
Florida Justice Institute @fji.law FJI is a nonprofit public interest law firm that brings large-scale, systemic civil rights litigation throughout the state of Florida.
🔗: https://linkin.bio/fji/
Law360 @law360.bsky.social Law360 delivers real-time legal news and analysis on the practice of law, covering 60+ industries and practice areas at both the local and national levels.
The Trace @thetrace.org We’re a nonprofit newsroom investigating gun violence in America.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com Democracy Skies in Blueness
ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
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Politico @politico.com Nobody knows politics and policy like we do.
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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social Staff Writer at @thetrace.org
New book in the works on the rise of elite police units
Thinking about crime, policing, journalism, and the NBA
NEWSLETTER: https://tinyurl.com/ynap8ry7
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https://www.josiahbates.com
George Chidi, Evil Reporter @neonflag.bsky.social Journalist for The Guardian (and occasionally Rolling Stone) in Atlanta, covering politics and the odd Young Thug tidbit. Massive D&D nerd. Veteran. #AddToBlackSky Signal: George_Chidi.80
Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social DC reporter for Reuters on crime, justice and investigations. Data, documents and "convoluted KGB style back-door" stuff. Lawyer, but not yours. 202-527-9709, brad.heath@tr.com
@keegan-hamilton.bsky.social @keegan-hamilton.bsky.social Senior editor editor for legal affairs and criminal justice at L.A. Times. Ex-Vice News. Drugs, crime, prisons, cartels, etc.
https://www.keeganhamilton.com/
Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social senior reporter at HuffPost covering prisons/jails/courts • HuffPost Union + WGAE Councilmember
Meg Anderson @meganders.bsky.social Correspondent covering criminal justice @npr.org
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See my work here: https://www.npr.org/people/495064735/meg-anderson
Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social WBEZ Chicago reporter on public safety and health.
https://www.wbez.org/author/chip-mitchell
Mobile/Signal: 312-286-9986.
Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social Reporter: ProPublica. Author: Corrections in Ink. Priors: LA Times, Houston Chron, Marshall Project. Journalist, felon. (I promise I don't bite)
John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social Professor at Fordham Law. Prisons and criminal justice quant. I'm not contrarian, the data are. Author of Locked In. New stuff at johnfpfaff.com.
Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow.
Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop.
Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist.
New podcast: Collateral Damage
Substack: radleybalko.substack.com
Signal: radleybalko.52
Scott Hechinger @scotthech.bsky.social Civil rights attorney. Longtime public defender. Dad. Executive Director, Zealous. Supporting local coalitions to tell more compelling stories and work better together.
My org: https://ZEALO.US
Shannon Heffernan @shannonheffernan.bsky.social Journalist covering prisons, jails and more for The Marshall Project. Formerly WBEZ (Chicago NPR affiliate). Host of Motive podcast (Season 4). Writes short stories and essays. Tips: sheffernan@themarshallproject.org
Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice @quattronecenter.org National research and policy hub at the University of Pennsylvania, created to correct errors and catalyze long-term structural improvements to the US criminal justice system. Visit https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/quattronecenter/
David Pitts @davidpitts.bsky.social VP Justice & Safety, Urban Institute. Research on prisons, jails, and systems change. Alum of Georgia, Indiana, and UC Irvine. Adjunct Faculty, CUNY. Alabama native. 🏳️🌈
#criminaljustice #criminology #corrections #prisonreform #crimsky
Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social An independent national nonprofit initiative that trains incarcerated writers in the tools of journalism and publishes their stories.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com @nbcnews.com Senior Justice reporter, ebike guy.
Read my stuff: http://ryanjreilly.com/
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Criminal Justice Alliance @cjalliance.bsky.social We are a network of 200+ organisations and academics working towards a fair and effective criminal justice system.
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Lauren Gill @laurengill.bsky.social writing about criminal justice and voting rights
@bolts.bsky.social
lgill@boltsmag.org. Signal: lgill.52
Alliance for Justice @afj.org Building power, transforming courts, securing justice for all
https://linktr.ee/allianceforjustice
AFJ.org
NACDL @nacdl.org The nation’s criminal defense bar association & liberty's last champion since 1958. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) envisions a society where all accused of crimes receive fair, rational, and humane treatment. linktr.ee/NACDL
Jenn @jennburrill.bsky.social Defender of Justice
🔹️Poverty is not a Crime, Accountability Not Persecution, Anti-Genocide, & Supporter of Many Paths to Citizenship
🔹️Land of Enchantment 🌶🔆🌵
🔹️CWRU Law Alum
Aaron Mendelson @amendelson.bsky.social journalist @thetrace.org. data + investigations. based in los angeles.
priors: the center for public integrity, kpcc/laist, ucbsoj
email: aaron AT aaronmendelson dot com
Arnold Ventures @arnoldventures.bsky.social Maximize opportunity and minimize injustice.
John Arnold @johnarnoldfndtn.bsky.social Co-Chair, Arnold Ventures
Andrew Bacher-Hicks @abacherhicks.bsky.social Vice President of Evidence and Evaluation at Arnold Ventures
Adam Gelb @abgelb.bsky.social Trafficking in facts and data, building common ground for safety and justice @CouncilonCJ. Proud alum @PewTrusts @senjudiciary @ajc #HTTC
Sally Yates @sallyqyates.bsky.social Former Deputy Attorney General of the United States.🏳️🌈
Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social Economist & public safety expert. Author, The Science of Second Chances. Host/author, @ProbCausation podcast & substack. Passionate about ROI.
https://jenniferdoleac.com
Louis L Reed @louislreed.bsky.social Activist| Author| 📽️ Producer - @decodedstorylab
Street Cred: @reform| #cut50 + #firststepact
https://beacons.ai/louislreed
deray @deray.bsky.social 
Criminology, Law and Society at Mason @gmucriminology.bsky.social Department of Criminology, Law and Society | George Mason University | Graduate Program Ranked #10 in the Nation and #1 in VA by USN&WR
Thomas Abt @thomasabt.bsky.social Author, BLEEDING OUT. Founding Director, VRC. Associate Research Professor, UMD. Senior Fellow, CCJ. Opinions, my own.
Ines Shadow @inesshadowzone.bsky.social Wild imagination wrapped in a sweet face 🖤
Adult only, tap in 🔞💦: https://t.me/+uUwMfEXJ_2RjNzQ1
Ford Foundation @fordfoundation.org Justice begins where inequality ends. We’re building a world where everyone has the power to shape their lives.
fordfoundation.org
The Joyce Foundation @joycefdn.bsky.social Investing in the future of the #GreatLakes region through public policies & strategies to advance #racialequity & #economicmobility.
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Brendon Woods @brendonwoodspd.bsky.social First Black Chief Public Defender of Alameda County. Committed to clients, community and holistic defense. #EndMassIncarceration #CareNotCages #ClientsFirst
@macfound.org @macfound.org 
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social My Book: Giving Up Is Unforgivable |UALawSchool |MSNOW Legal Analyst |Podcasts #SistersInLaw & Cafe Insider|Obama US Atty |25 year fed'l prosecutor|Wife & Mom of 4|Knits a lot|Civil Discourse newsletter: joycevance.substack.com
Rachel Barkow @rachelbarkow.bsky.social NYU law professor and faculty director of the Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law. Author of Prisoners of Politics (2019) and Justice Abandoned (2025).
Marc A. Levin @marclevin.bsky.social Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
Southern Center for Human Rights @thesoutherncenter.bsky.social The Southern Center for Human Rights is working for equality, dignity, and justice for people impacted by the criminal legal system in the Deep South.
Jake Horowitz @jakehorowitz.bsky.social Safety and justice nerd @pewtrusts.org and amateur mycologist 
Dr. Alex Piquero @dralexpiquero.bsky.social Professor of Sociology & Criminology and Arts & Sciences Distinguished Scholar at The 🟧_🟩. Former Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (appointed by President Biden). 🇨🇺-🇺🇸
Glenn E. Martin 🐐 @glennemartin.bsky.social Fixer
Activist
Spartan
Unbossed
Founder 6X
Entrepreneur
FAMM Foundation @famm.org FAMM | Helping transform America’s criminal justice system by uplifting the voices of impacted families & individuals. RTs & likes ≠ endorsements
National Legal Aid and Defender Association @nlada.bsky.social Advancing Civil and Criminal Justice since 1911
https://www.nlada.org/
Nora Demleitner @norademleitner.bsky.social Writer, educator, lawyer, immigrant. Served as college president & law dean. Writing on problems — and ways forward — in criminal justice & sentencing and higher education, often with a look abroad for different approaches.
Omar Jimenez @omarjimenez.bsky.social I'm here, just looking around.
CNN Correspondent, sometimes I anchor. https://www.cnn.com/profiles/omar-jimenez
Anthony Guglielmi @anthonyguglielmi.bsky.social Chief of Communications for US Secret Service. Headed comms @FairfaxCountyPD @Chicago_Police @BaltimorePolice prior.
@policingproject.bsky.social @policingproject.bsky.social We partner with communities and police to promote public safety through transparency, equity, and democratic engagement.
Aaron Besecker @aaronbesecker.bsky.social Reporter, The Buffalo News - public safety and breaking news.
• abesecker[at]buffnews[dot]com
• Signal: @AaronBesecker.01
Proud @buffaloguild.bsky.social member
My work: https://buffalonews.com/users/profile/aaron%20besecker/
Washington Monthly @washingtonmonthly.bsky.social Screwing heads on straight since 1969. Threads: @wamonthly. Twitter: @Monthly. Newsletter signup @ washingtonmonthly.com
Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) @apprpretrial.bsky.social APPR seeks fair, just, equitable pretrial practices that positively impact people, systems, and communities. Led by the Center for Effective Public Policy.
Equal Justice USA @ejusa.bsky.social Building community safety by transforming the justice system from one that harms to one that heals.
Community-led Solutions | Restorative Justice | Healing Justice
Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton @ltgovstratton.illinois.gov Official account of Illinois’ 48th Lt. Governor. Advancing justice and uplifting women + girls across Illinois. Our only way forward is together. she/her.
James Finn @rjamesfinn.bsky.social Federal law enforcement/investigative reporter for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans. Se habla español. ✉️: jfinn@theadvocate.com. Signal: Jamesfinn.82
https://www.nola.com/users/profile/james%20finn/
Beau Kilmer @beaukilmer.bsky.social Codirect @RANDCorporation Drug Policy Research Center w/ Rosanna Smart. RT≠endorsement; views mine
lbeisen.bsky.social @lbeisen.bsky.social Senior Director, Justice Program, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law; attorney; author of Inside Private Prisons (Columbia University Press); editor of Excessive Punishment (Columbia University Press)
Alvin Bragg @manhattanda.bsky.social Delivering one standard of justice for all.
National Center for State Courts @statecourts.bsky.social We drive innovation and progress in courts and justice systems. Terms of Use: http://bit.ly/3FCuH6S.
Justice Management Institute @jmijustice.bsky.social The Justice Management Institute is a non-profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia. We provide cutting edge research, education and training programs, and technical assistance in justice policy, planning, and operations.
NCSL @ncslorg.bsky.social Celebrating the first half-century of dedicated service to our nation’s legislative institution. http://NCSL.org/50 #NCSL50
National Governors Association @natlgovsassoc.bsky.social The National Governors Association (NGA) is the collective voice of the nation's governors. News is presented for information and does not imply endorsement.
JIRNinfo @jirninfo.bsky.social JIRN is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to the use of nonpartisan research and analysis to inform criminal and juvenile justice decision making.
@tgowdysc.bsky.social @tgowdysc.bsky.social 
Beth McCann @bethmccann.bsky.social SHE/HER
Chair of Calderdale Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Aka Mama Pride or Nonna
MCFC
ALT for profile image: a picture of me in my kitchen holding some cupcakes. I'm white, middle aged and I wear glasses.
Noah Pransky @noahpransky.bsky.social The First Amendment isn't there to protect speech you like...
...it's there to protect speech you don't like.