PCJ is excited to announce that it has adopted
Voir Dire, a podcast formerly housed at the HLS Criminal Justice Policy Program. You can expect to hear in-depth conversations with folks on the front lines of reforming the criminal legal system. Some episodes will feature republication of conversations hosted by PCJ and some will present new interviews by the podcast s host, Schuyler Daum. You can find an archive as well as our most recent conversation with Anti Police-Terror Project founder, Cat Brooks, here. Join Our Mailing List
We are thrilled to announce that
Gabriella Priest is joining Harvard Kennedy School’s Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management (PCJ) as Program Director, effective February 22nd. For almost two decades, Priest has worked tirelessly to improve the penal system, partnering with practitioners, academics, policymakers, and impacted individuals and their families in research and evidenced-based practices to develop holistic approaches to penal system reform. She will join Sandra Susan Smith, PCJ Faculty Chair, to promote sound policy and effective management in the administration of safety and justice.
Before joining the PCJ as Program Director, Priest worked for 11 years at the nonprofit, Community Resources for Justice (CRJ). As CRJ’s Director of Innovation, Implementation, and Development, she oversaw its Massachusetts community-based reentry programs and its Social Justice Services training academy. Through CRJ’s Social Justice Services (SJS) division, Priest’s t