Criminal Justice Programs

The Public Welfare Foundation's Criminal Justice Program supports groups that are working to end the over-incarceration of U.S. adults while also aiming to reduce racial disparities. In particular, the Program makes grants primarily to state-based groups that are working to: (1) reduce state incarceration levels and racial disparities through reforms in sentencing, charging, and supervision policies and procedures; and (2) advance the redirection and prioritization of state and local resources toward targeted investments that support system-involved individuals in their communities, through research and strategic thought leadership.