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DJDS in Ms. + Fast Company

As the debate grows for defunding police and shifting financing to other critical community services, Designing Justice + Designing Spaces is helping to show the nation what a world without prisons would look like.

Recent coverage includes: Politico (How to re-design the world for Coronavirus and beyond), Ms. Magazine (”Deanna Van Buren Is Building a World Without Prisons”), Architectural Digest (“Why Justice in Design Is Critical to Repairing America”), and Dezeen (“A whole lot has to get built to end mass incarceration” says Deanna van Buren).

PKPR Client: Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

PKPR has represented Designing Justice + Designing Spaces (DJDS) since 2018, securing national and international media coverage that has established founder Deanna Van Buren as a visionary at the intersection of architecture and criminal justice reform. Our work has led to major features in The New York Times, Financial Times, and NBC News, as well as thought leadership placements in Politico, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and other policy-shaping outlets.

We’ve positioned DJDS as a go-to voice on the future of incarceration and restorative justice, securing interviews, op-eds, and speaking opportunities with top-tier media such as The Atlantic and Fast Company. These placements have helped influence key audiences, including policymakers, urban planners, and philanthropists.

By raising the visibility of DJDS’s mission to design alternatives to prison, PKPR has helped shift the national conversation around justice reform and expanded support for the organization’s pioneering work.

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