Who We Are

Over 300 people, operating out of every borough courthouse and 5 offices. CJA is made of court staff, social workers, researchers, helpline specialists, policy planners and many more. All of them work together to forward a central mission: reducing unnecessary pretrial detention in New York City, and assisting those who have been released.

Our Services

Our Values

  • Commitment

    • Fairness

      • Innovation

        Our History

        For more than 50 years, CJA has led the way in creating data-backed programs and services that reduce unnecessary pretrial detention. Starting with our Release Assessment, and continuing through the initial pilot of Supervised Released, Outreach, and much more, our unique approach to piloting, evaluating, and iterating on our services has driven tremendous progress made towards a fairer criminal legal system in New York City.

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        50 Years of CJA

          Our Team

          CJA is comprised of over 250 individuals working out of a dozen locations around the city.

          Meet Our Team

          Work for Us

          Our mission is to create a better system of pretrial justice, and we need great people to help us do it. If you're committed to helping communities and improving the justice system, we want you on our team.

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          Hiring: General Counsel

          Reporting to the organization’s CEO, the General Counsel, is responsible for ensuring that the agency is adhering to the standards of a tax-exempt, 501C3 organization and that CJA’s interests are protected in all its contractual agreements, program structures, operations, partnerships, policies, and procedures.

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