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Designing Justice + Designing Spaces in Dwell

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces was featured in a Dwell piece examining the debate over New York City’s borough-based jail plan, highlighting how design can support care-centered alternatives for communities most impacted by the criminal legal system.

“Rather than continuing to invest in jails and prisons with programming or improved infrastructure, what if we designed sites for care that could anchor communities, actually prevent incarceration, and put real estate ownership into the hands of grassroots organizations?” said DJDS co-founder 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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