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How are Law Enforcement Leaders advancing data-driven reforms to reduce crime and incarceration? Our latest newsletter recaps our September annual meeting, welcomes new members, and highlights innovations from across the network.
Read more: lawenforcementleaders.org/oc…
Law Enforcement Leaders was founded on the principle that we can reduce crime and incarceration at the same time, without sacrificing public safety.
Learn more from our members, who have decades of law enforcement experience working to replace ineffective policies with practical, tested practices in service of a fairer criminal justice system. youtube.com/watch?v=O3yHzWWb…
The man who oversees all of Maine’s prisons spent his childhood visiting his father who was incarcerated in one.
Check out this moving feature on #LELMember Randall Liberty, whose experience on both sides of those walls has shaped his 44-year career in corrections leadership.
Randall Liberty is Maine’s commissioner of corrections — but his story began decades ago, when he was just 7 years old, seeing his father incarcerated for a series of robberies. That event helped to shape the course of Liberty’s life.
Now, Liberty runs the state’s prison system with compassion and forgiveness, believing in redemption for a safer and more prosperous life inside and outside of prison walls: “I believe that no one’s thrown away.”
Our members’ diverse experiences shape how they lead and their commitment to reforming and strengthening the justice system.
#LELMember Elias Diggins’ experience as the son of a formerly incarcerated person drives his commitment to helping others navigate the system.
Learn more about how #LawEnforcementLeaders brings members from various backgrounds together to discuss and strategize about how to make the criminal justice system fairer and more just while improving public safety. youtu.be/O3yHzWWbP3o
Congrats to LEL member Chauncey Parker on five years of leadership of the Gun Violence Strategies Partnership, which has delivered real results this year alone:
• 3,259 guns removed from NYC streets
• Murders ⬇️22.8%
• Shooting incidents ⬇️7.5%
• Shooting victims ⬇️5.5%
I stood with @NYPDPC, HITDA Executive Director Chauncey Parker, and our law enforcement partners to celebrate five years of the Gun Violence Strategies Partnership and the removal of 3,000 guns from our streets this year.
We'll keep working together to keep New Yorkers safe.
Learn more about this powerful example of how sustained, cross-agency collaboration makes communities safer: nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/PR013…
Law Enforcement Leaders retweeted
The Gun Violence Strategy Partnership announced this week the seizure of 3,200 guns removed from the streets of our City this year!
3,200 guns, including 782 alone recovered from the Bronx, is a result of the ongoing work and partnership of 30 law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local levels.
Public safety is a shared priority and we must continue to be laser-focused in getting guns off of our streets. We must save lives, protect New Yorkers and addressing the ongoing plaque of gun violence. Thank You to the NYPD, District Attorneys and partner agencies.
The work must continue…….
Law Enforcement Leaders retweeted
On Tuesday, August 8, 2026 U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella joined Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and other federal and local law enforcement partners to announce the NYPD has removed 3,000 guns from the streets of New York City this year. Wow!
From reentry to policing to corrections, Law Enforcement Leaders members have been hard at work advancing practical reforms to reduce unnecessary incarceration while improving public safety.
Read the latest edition of our newsletter: lawenforcementleaders.org/ju…
“We're able to have a respectful conversation and...look at this particular issue from both sides of the equation to find a solution of how we can reduce crime and at the same time reduce the number of people who are incarcerated.” -@SeattlePD Chief @dr_shon_barnes on LEL’s work.
Learn more about how #LawEnforcementLeaders brings members from various disciplines together to discuss and strategize about how to make the criminal justice system fairer and more just while improving public safety. youtube.com/watch?v=O3yHzWWb…
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Successful reentry after prison starts *during* incarceration.
Our team recently visited @UtahCorrections to learn about the SOLID program, which helps people gain job skills they can use after release. Utah and other states also use "fair chance" licensing laws to increase access to employment: hubs.la/Q04pwjfz0
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Why do law enforcement leaders think it's important to reduce incarceration and crime? LEL Co-founder and Advisory Board member @ronal_serpas explains:
Learn more from members of Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration, who are working towards a fairer criminal justice system by replacing ineffective policies with tested practices that reduce both crime and unnecessary incarceration. youtube.com/watch?v=O3yHzWWb…
Charging more cases doesn't necessarily mean more justice. @RamseyCounty Attorney and #LELMember John Choi joined in an unprecendented research partnership with @Lab4Justice to explore the reasons his office declined cases. (1/2)
Check out the full report to learn more about how the Ramsey County Attorney office is a national leader in using data to inform and improve justice and promote transparency: bit.ly/4wY3p6e (2/2)
Successful reentry post-incarceration, which is critical to public safety, requires a valid ID. But getting one can be challenging. Check out our Q+A with three LEL members who implemented programs to fill this gap. #SecondChanceMonth lawenforcementleaders.org/it…
“Unique programming for unique individuals creates unique results.”
Check out our #LELMember Spotlight piece on Sheriff @PeterKoutoujian’s Older Adult Re-Entry program: lawenforcementleaders.org/gu…
#SecondChanceMonth
