Challenging existing systems that violate people’s rights
The National Parole Transformation Project (NPTP) is a coordinated campaign that aims to challenge existing systems that are violating people’s rights and transform parole into a tool for decarceration. These systems of surveillance and control have expanded unchecked, funneling hundreds of thousands of people into prisons.
About Us
WHAT NPTP DOES
The National Parole Transformation Project grew out of the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center’s (MJC) successful litigation challenging unjust parole practices. NPTP was launched in 2022 to build upon MJC’s work expanding the rights of people on parole in preliminary and final revocation proceedings in both adult and youth systems. By partnering with community organizations, systems-impacted people, and attorneys, NPTP uses litigation and community advocacy to develop local and national initiatives that push parole systems toward becoming tools for decarceration.
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What We Do
Our work at a glance
Litigation
Building on the MacArthur Justice Center’s history of successful impact litigation to change parole systems and uphold the rights of people on parole.
Advocacy and Education
Raising awareness of the issues within parole systems and the urgent need for meaningful transformation.
Network building
Uniting advocates committed to challenging mass incarceration by pushing for parole transformation.
Why it Matters
Parole principles
Learn about the Principles for Parole Reform, a list of 16 guiding principles to transform state-level parole systems with the goal of expanding access and eligibility, creating new criteria considerations, changing parole board composition, revamping the revocation process, and more. Sign on to the document and get plugged in to the national coalition bringing these principles to life.
Our Work
CASES
Singleton et al v. Hamm et al.
Alabama
The MacArthur Justice Center, along with co-counsel from McGuire & Associates, Covington and Burling, and Kelly Guzzo, is fighting to hold Alabama officials accountable and uphold people’s right to go home to their families when their sentences are over.
Fason et Al v. Hamlet et Al.
Arkansas
The MacArthur Justice Center’s National Parole Transformation Project, along with co-counsel from the ACLU of Arkansas and Latham & Watkins LLP, is fighting to return due process rights to Arkansans facing parole revocation.
Our Work
Stay informed
Events
Attend an in-person or virtual event illuminating the issues within state-level parole systems and how advocates are challenging these systems.
Resources
Access parole guides, past event recordings, know your rights information, and other legal resources.
Our Coalition
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