Wednesday, May 23 2018:

• Orleans Criminal District Court, Magistrate Court, & Municipal Court: 2017 Review, Court Watch NOLA. May, 2018. "This report explores the topics of constitutional rights and the experience of both victims and the public at large in the Orleans Parish criminal courts and the larger criminal justice system during 2017."

Tuesday, May 22 2018:

• Using Behavioral Science to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes: Preventing Failures to Appear in Court, ideas42 and the University of Chicago Crime Lab. January, 2018. (This report illustrates how a behavioral science approach to criminal justice can result in a more fair and efficient system.)

Monday, May 21 2018:

• Life imprisonment: A Policy Briefing, Penal Reform International and University of Nottingham. May, 2018. (The number of people serving formal life sentences has risen by nearly 84 percent in 14 years.)

Thursday, May 17 2018:

• Global Prison Trends 2018 Penal Reform International. May, 2018. (This report analyzes trends in criminal justice and the use of imprisonment, showing that while overall crime rates around the world have declined, the number of people in prison on any given day is rising.)
• From Bondage to Bail Bonds: Putting a Price on Freedom in New Orleans, The Data Center. May, 2018. (This report examines the extent to which money bail in New Orleans is a descendant of slavery and subsequent practices of racial exploitation.)
• Workers With Criminal Records Society for Human Resource Management and the Charles Koch Institute. May, 2018. (74 percent of managers and 84 percent of HR professionals nationwide said they were willing or open to hiring individuals with a criminal record.)
• Because She's Powerful: The Political Isolation and Resistance of Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones., ESSIE Justice Group. May, 2018. (Mass incarceration is a direct cause of significant to extreme psychological distress and trauma, and a serious obstacle to the financial health and economic agency of women with incarcerated loved ones.)

Thursday, May 10 2018:

• Incarcerated Women and Girls, 1980-2016 The Sentencing Project. May, 2018. (The number of women in prison today is nearly eight times higher than in 1980.)