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The NextGen Ideas Resource Center provides trusted information to help correctional facilities and courts evaluate, implement, and manage modern communication and technology solutions. These resources are designed to support safer operations, stronger compliance, and more efficient workflows for staff, inmates, and justice partners.
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A non-profit design & consulting firm that uses insights from the behavioral sciences to address complex social problems
(Un)warranted is an ideas42 initiative that increases court appearance rates across the United States to significantly reduce warrants and jail for people with low-level cases—saving money, improving efficiency, and reducing the strain felt across the legal system.
Judge Scott Schlegel serves on the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal since 2023, During his tenure as a district court judge, he designed and led a nationally recognized court‑modernization initiative for delivering justice online.
​The non-profit, non-partisan Prison Policy Initiative produces cutting edge research to expose the broader harm of mass criminalization, and then sparks advocacy campaigns to create a more just society.
Mail scanning isn't the solution to drug use in prisons — here's why
Behind the Badge Podcast
NextGen Ideas is proud to sponsor Behind the Badge, the Colorado Jail Association’s podcast focused on real experiences and practical insights from professionals working in Colorado detention facilities. ​​