The Justice in Design report presents innovative design and programming guidelines for future borough-based New York City jails—termed Justice Hubs. Justice Hubs are facilities that are more responsive to the needs of detainees, officers, lawyers, visitors, and community members. These hubs create healthy environments and support rehabilitation for incarcerated or detained individuals while simultaneously providing neighborhoods with new public amenities.

By facing questions like, how can we create jails that are more healthy, rehabilitative, and respectful to the incarcerated and the communities that interact with them? Justice in Design arranged workshops, research initiatives, and community connections to create better conditions for folks in these scenarios. 

– Intuitive assessments of cultural and institutional context

– Qualitative and quantitative research and context interpretation

– Future scenarios and impact assessment

– Vision and mission strategies from moonshots to incremental change

– Content and program ideas from concepts to implementation

– Design brief development

– Selection process development

– Jury and Advisory Committee development

– Team structuring (from project managers to capital campaign consultants)

– Team liaison