Our April webinar explores innovative responses to quality of life crimes and homelessness. We focus on proven strategies that prosecutors and local government stakeholders can employ to scale back punitive measures that criminalize poverty, remove barriers to housing, and connect people to social services.

IIP Executive Director Rachel Marshall was interviewed on NPR’s Here and Now about the new consent decree in Minneapolis, MN.

As 2024 comes to a close, the IIP remains as committed as ever to supporting forward-thinking prosecutors in their work to promote justice and safety for each and every member of their communities.

Here’s how we’ve turned our mission into action this year: 

In partnership with the Vera Institute of Justice Reshaping Prosecution team, we are hosting a two-day symposium exploring the context of the proliferation of guns in the United States including recent trends and innovative legal responses.

IIP Executive Director Rachel Marshall’s recent Newsweek op-ed corrects the false record on the future of criminal justice reform post-election. Marshall highlights historic wins across the country and increasing public support for data-driven reform policies.

IIP Executive Director Rachel Marshall quoted in recent piece by The Marshall Project correcting the false narrative that the era of prosecutorial reform has come to a close, pointing to several resounding victories in the recent election cycle.

Our November webinar features a panel discussion on rethinking approaches to juvenile sex crimes and exploring innovative solutions that promote both rehabilitation and justice.

Our October webinar featured a panel discussion on the role of prosecutors in protecting the right to vote.

IIP Executive Director Rachel Marshall spoke with the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle for a piece diving into the impact of pretext stops. Marshall highlighted data demonstrating that pretext stops fail to produce public safety benefits and lead to enormous racial disparities—ultimately eroding public trust in law enforcement.

In a recent op-ed, IIP Policy Attorney Chantelle Williams discussed the increasing attacks on Black women prosecutors, and how the attacks undermine both the authority and dignity of Black women prosecutors, and threaten the future of the profession.

In a recent NPR interview, IIP Executive Director Rachel Marshall discussed the opportunity for state attorneys general to advance police accountability through consent decrees. She shared a number of success stories nationwide, along with insights from the IIP's State Attorneys General Police Oversight and Accountability Network publication series.

The IIP has been busy engaging on a range of nationally impactful issues, including protecting prosecutorial discretion, providing guidance on ensuring police oversight and accountability, educating prosecutors on how to support immigrant communities, advancing reproductive justice, and so much more.

Here’s just a taste of how we’ve put our vision into action over the past year:

Our webinar provides comprehensive strategies and tools for how attorneys general and local prosecutors can effectively approach, work through, and try cases against police officers.

Read our guide, listing myths and facts, based on extensive consults with medical experts, reproductive healthcare providers, and experts in reproductive justice work.

Watch our new project video highlighting the important work being done by state attorneys general to advance police accountability.

The IIP Supports Prosecutorial Independence and Challenges the Legality of Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifying Commission

The IIP is represented by Executive Director Rachel Marshall on the Task Force to strengthen prosecutorial independence.