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Felon: A Poetic Travelogue of Post-Incarceration

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Reading Felon feels like witnessing a fountain pen bleed — its ink spreading indiscriminately, leaving indelible marks wherever it touches, yet there’s a haunting beauty in its uncontrolled flow. Reginald Dwayne Betts pens […]

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Alternative Approaches: Beyond Problem-Solving Courts

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Problem-solving courts were born out of a well-meaning experimentalist spirit, a spirit that is very much in line with the vision of a recent symposium on the multidoor criminal courthouse. […]

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Toward Democratic Governance of Problem-Solving Courts

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

For over a century, problem-solving courts have offered up the hope of reform to a justice system desperately in need of it. Unlike traditional courts, problem-solving courts — such as […]

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Centering Humanity: Action, Assistance, and Healing in Newark, N.J.

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Danny’s Pantry opened on July 18, 2024, the day before the anniversary of the death of Daniel Anderl. Daniel was murdered four years earlier in the New Jersey home he […]

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Court-Involved Supervised Release: A Call to Action

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

This article contends, respectfully, that all federal district and magistrate judges should help ensure that criminal defendants reenter the community safely and successfully following incarceration. Judges are well-suited to achieve […]

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Empirical Evidence: What Judges Can Learn From Recent Social Science Research

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Courts represent a critical moment that can influence a person’s trajectory through the criminal legal system, and judges play a key role in shaping the courthouse environment and practices. Indeed, […]

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Announcing the 2025 Bolch Prize Recipient: Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, the 21st Chief Justice of Pakistan, is the recipient of the 2025 Bolch Prize for the Rule of Law, awarded by the Bolch Judicial Institute of Duke Law […]

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What’s With the Repetitious Citing? (PDF)

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

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Problem-Solving Courts: Innovative Solutions to Improve Outcomes

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Vol. 108 No. 3 (2025) | Problem-Solving Courts

When people think about the justice system in the United States, they probably think about scenes from shows like Law and Order — with imposing courthouses, intimidating courtrooms, stern and impatient judges, […]

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The Nauru Declaration: A Milestone for Judicial Wellness

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Judicature International (2025) | An online-only publication

Whether shaped by media portrayals or personal experiences, the prevailing archetype of a judge rarely accounts for the pressures, challenges, and stresses that are inherent in the job. Judges have […]

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