Criminal Justice Policy Coalition

What Criminal Justice Policy Coalition does

Criminal Justice Policy Coalition (CJPC) is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit policy advocacy organization founded in 1996 to address the increasingly retributive nature of criminal justice policy in the Commonwealth. The organization brings together individuals and organizations concerned with criminal justice issues, operating through coalition building, legislative advocacy, public education, research, and grassroots organizing. CJPC's work spans a broad policy portfolio including police conduct, prison conditions, sentencing reform, medical parole, solitary confinement, bail reform, wrongful convictions, and re-entry services. It administers the Massachusetts Bail Fund as an internal project and has supported Boston Release Network through grantmaking that enabled re-entry services for formerly incarcerated individuals.

CJPC is governed by a volunteer board composed of community activists, university professors from various disciplines, and individuals with direct experience working within the Massachusetts prison system. The organization maintains a lean paid staff of approximately 8 employees and supplements capacity through unpaid interns and citizen activists who conduct grassroots outreach including emails, phone calls, and legislative letter-writing campaigns. CJPC is headquartered at 549 Columbus Avenue in Boston, with an additional contact location in Jamaica Plain. Its revenue model is subscription-recurring in character, relying on membership contributions and donations from supporters concerned about criminal justice reform in Massachusetts. No commercial products, technology platforms, or APIs are offered.

The organization's strategic posture is coalition-oriented and Massachusetts-scoped, with documented partnerships including the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School, the Coalition for Effective Public Safety, the National Lawyers Guild - Massachusetts Chapter, and the Ad Hoc Coalition to Stop New Jails in Massachusetts. CJPC co-organizes the Massachusetts and the Carceral State Conference and maintains a directory of allied organizations across the state. Marketing and distribution operate through an email action network, organic social channels (Facebook and Twitter/X), annual events, and grassroots advocacy infrastructure.

Name

Criminal Justice Policy Coalition

Legal name

Criminal Justice Policy Coalition

Website

https://cjpc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Criminal Justice Policy Coalition (CJPC) is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit founded in 1996 that advocates for humane criminal justice reform through coalition building, legislative advocacy, public education, and grantmaking for re-entry services.

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Product category

Criminal Justice Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Gun Violence Prevention & Public Safety Policy Advocacy (BPAGAFAM)

Keywords

• Criminal justice reform
• Policy advocacy coalition
• Nonprofit member organization
• Legislative advocacy services
• Grassroots community organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Donations: CJPC operates as a nonprofit membership-based organization relying on membership contributions and donations from supporters concerned about criminal justice policy in Massachusetts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CJPC is a nonprofit policy advocacy coalition that brings together individuals and organizations in Massachusetts to advance effective, just, and humane criminal justice policy. It delivers its work through coalition building, legislative advocacy, public education, research publications, grassroots organizing, the Massachusetts Bail Fund project, and skill-building conferences for criminal justice activists. The organization does not sell commercial products, software, or paid services; its outputs are advocacy programs, policy resources, and reform initiatives.

Product overview

Criminal Justice Policy Coalition is a nonprofit policy advocacy organization dedicated to advancing effective, just, and humane criminal justice policy in Massachusetts. Rather than offering technology products or services, CJPC operates through coalition building, legislative advocacy, public education, research, and organizing. The organization does not have commercial products, software platforms, or technology offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Massachusetts Bail Fund A project of the Criminal Justice Policy Coalition that helps low-income Massachusetts residents meet bail so they have a better chance of receiving a fairer sentence if convicted. Operates as a direct-service program under CJPC's umbrella rather than a separately incorporated entity.
• CJPC Email Action Network A free membership-based email network that sends supporters legislative alerts and updates on CJPC's criminal justice policy advocacy priorities in Massachusetts. Used to drive grassroots engagement, including emails, phone calls, and letters to legislators.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2016Co-organizer of the 2016 Massachusetts and the Carceral State Conference held at Harvard Law School Wasserstein Hall. Jointly planned skill-building workshops and strategy sessions for criminal justice activists.
• Coalition for Effective Public Safety (CEPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2016Co-organizer of the 2016 Massachusetts and the Carceral State Conference. CEPS is a coalition of advocates, program providers, parolees, formerly incarcerated individuals, and human rights activists promoting human rights across Massachusetts.
• National Lawyers Guild - Massachusetts ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2016Co-organizer of the 2016 Massachusetts and the Carceral State Conference. Contributed Legal Observer training workshop to the conference program.
• Boston Release Network (BRN)majorOthersCJPC successfully applied for a grant that allowed Boston Release Network to grow and provide critical services to underserved returning citizens. CJPC's support was instrumental in BRN's establishment and growth.
• Ad Hoc Coalition to Stop New Jails in MassachusettsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCJPC is a member of the Ad Hoc Coalition to Stop New Jails in Massachusetts. Coalition prepared materials for activists and voters in sheriff races across all Massachusetts counties.
• Massachusetts Bail FundcoreOthersThe Massachusetts Bail Fund is a project of CJPC. It helps low-income residents meet bail so they have a better chance of getting a fairer sentence if convicted.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• National Lawyers Guild: National legal and human rights organization with a Massachusetts chapter that co-organized the 2016 Massachusetts and the Carceral State Conference with CJPC. Both engage in criminal justice advocacy, legal observer training, and prisoner rights work.
• The Sentencing Project: National research and advocacy organization focused on sentencing reform, alternatives to incarceration, and racial justice in the criminal legal system. Addresses overlapping policy domains with CJPC's work on mandatory minimums, parole, and post-release issues.
• Coalition for Effective Public Safety (CEPS): Massachusetts-based coalition of advocates, program providers, parolees, and human rights activists promoting human rights across the state. Co-organized the 2016 Massachusetts and the Carceral State Conference with CJPC, indicating overlapping membership and reform priorities.
• Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM): National advocacy organization dedicated to reforming mandatory minimum sentencing laws. CJPC's archived work on mandatory minimum drug sentencing in Massachusetts aligns directly with FAMM's policy agenda.
• Prison Policy Initiative: National nonprofit producing research and policy advocacy on mass incarceration, pretrial detention, and sentencing reform. Operates in the same criminal justice policy space as CJPC, though with a research-and-data orientation rather than CJPC's coalition-building model.
• Vera Institute of Justice: National nonprofit working to end mass incarceration and promote fair, effective criminal justice systems through research, policy, and direct programs. Operates a broader portfolio than CJPC but covers shared bail reform, parole, and reentry initiatives.
• ACLU of Massachusetts: Massachusetts affiliate of the ACLU running extensive criminal justice reform litigation, legislative advocacy, and coalition campaigns in the same state and policy areas as CJPC. Both organizations engage in parole, sentencing, and pretrial reform work targeting Massachusetts legislators.
• Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School: Harvard-based institute focused on racial justice in the criminal legal system, co-organized the 2016 Carceral State Conference with CJPC. Engages in overlapping research, convening, and advocacy on criminal justice reform.

Broad incumbents

• Brennan Center for Justice: Major national law and policy institution that conducts criminal justice reform research and advocacy alongside its broader democracy and constitutional work. Competes for the same reform-focused funder dollars as CJPC, though at substantially larger scale.

Regional players

• Citizens for Juvenile Justice: Massachusetts-based advocacy organization working on juvenile justice reform. Operates in an adjacent but distinct segment of the criminal justice system in the same state, sharing CJPC's coalition-and-policy-advocacy approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CJPC_Boston
• Facebookfacebook.com/178954278781568
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/criminal-justice-policy-coalition

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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