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Summer Internship 2025, Recognizing Griffin Lee
By: Wyatt Lim-Tepper This summer, we were fortunate to host Griffin from NYU , who joined A Curiae to research and develop policy around...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Sep 151 min read
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Planting Justice Volunteer Day in Oakland
Thank you so much to Planting Justice who hosted our community day last week with one of our reentry court teams. It was a beautiful day...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Sep 151 min read
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Visiting the Western District of Washington
By: Wyatt Lim-Tepper In July, I had the privilege of visiting the Western District of Washington (WDWA) to learn about their approach to...
Jenee Fortier
Aug 62 min read
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CAP Graduation Reflection
By Haley Neumann On July 17th, I had the honor of attending a Conviction Alternatives Program (CAP) graduation for the first time in...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Jul 272 min read
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A Day of Connection and Care at Presidio Tunnel Tops
by Cynthia Ngan A Curiae is looking to build pro-social engagements with community partners that give our participants and staff...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Jul 272 min read
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Lasting Habits and the Impact of a Mentor
By: Wyatt Lim-Tepper In reflecting on where I am today and how I envision A Curiae in the future, one particular experience stands out in...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Jul 22 min read
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Problem Solving Courts Series #3: Embracing Quality Improvement for Transformative Justice
By: Mark A. Sherman, JD, LLM In a previous post, I discussed the grassroots movement that led to the proliferation of problem-solving...
Jenee Fortier
Apr 72 min read
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Problem Solving Courts Series #2: The Learning Curve
By: Mark A. Sherman, JD, LLM In my previous post, I discussed the grassroots movement that birthed federal problem-solving (PS) courts, a...
Jenee Fortier
Apr 73 min read
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Problem Solving Courts Series #1: Organizing for Change
By: Mark A. Sherman, JD, LLM For two decades, a quiet revolution has been taking place within the federal criminal legal system. Federal...
Jenee Fortier
Apr 73 min read
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How Public Health Can Change Reentry
I’m not a lawyer, but I work with judges and attorneys daily. I’m not a nurse, but I help develop health interventions for people with...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Mar 174 min read
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Social Enterprises Supporting Reentry
By: Jenee Fortier I have a very serious love of travel - any opportunity to see a new part of the world, I take. Last year I found a...
Jenee Fortier
Jan 172 min read
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Spotlight on Ellen Leonida: Why She Joined A Curiae and What GivingTuesday Means to Her
By: Sachin Sharma A Curiae was thrilled to have Ellen Leonida join our board earlier this year and last week, I had a chance to sit down...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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What #GivingTuesday Means to A Curiae (And How You Can Help!)
By: Sachin Sharma A Curiae was launched in early 2023 with a mission to provide support for the court and clients on supervision through...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Nov 25, 20241 min read
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Climate Change and Incarceration: Beginning to understand environmental justice in correctional facilities
By: Jenee Fortier The intersection of criminal justice and environmental justice is a critical issue that often goes overlooked. I myself...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Nov 22, 20243 min read
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Observing Utah’s RISE Court and the Federal Judicial Center's Quality Improvement Program
Last week, I was lucky enough to observe the Federal Judicial Center’s Quality Improvement program in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Northern...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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From Virtual to Vibrant: A Curiae’s Board Comes Together in Person for the First Time
A Curiae held its first in-person board meeting and meet-and-greet a few weeks ago. As a primarily virtual organization, this was our...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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2024 A Curiae Speaker Series
A huge thank you to all our speakers in 2024 for sharing their expertise, knowledge, and passion in helping people involved in the...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Nov 21, 20241 min read
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Inside Out Learning: Reflections on the Power of Prison Education at Notre Dame
Last week, I had the opportunity to visit the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana with the Jesuit Prison Education Network....
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Collaborative Court Volunteer Day!
Yesterday, we took a different approach to our collaborative court session and had a group outing volunteering at the San Francisco/Marin...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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My Time as an A Curiae Intern
By Mikayla Aubry A year ago, I began interning at A Curiae, and as I close this chapter of my life, Wyatt asked me to write about my...
Wyatt Lim-Tepper
Sep 17, 20243 min read
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