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Michael Smith, a Voice for Justice Reform, Is Dead at 78
As head of the Vera Institute in New York, he spurred community policing and pressed for easing bail, profoundly influencing the law enforcement agenda.
Michael Smith’s work with the Vera Institute of Justice helped shape approaches to law enforcement in New York and nationally.Credit.via Katherine Kruse
June 9, 2021Updated 6:12 p.m. ET
Michael E. Smith, who helped shape policies that promoted community policing, eased cash requirements for bail and encouraged prosecutors and judges to explore alternatives to prison, died on May 31 at his home in Minneapolis. He was 78.
Eric Cadora, Director of the Justice Mapping Center, the map is just the beginning of the process. In this episode of Shades of Freedom, he walks us through his youth in Lebanon, and on to his work helping communities to understand their justice-related data, and then turn that information into new ways to transform the justice system and enhance community safety.