Newark, New Jersey—Today the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (“NJISJ” or “the Institute”) announced that it has selected Ryan P. Haygood as its third President and CEO, effective April 20, 2015. As President and CEO, Haygood will leverage his national expertise to advance the Institute’s cutting-edge work in expanding access to social justice and economic opportunity and advocating for juvenile and criminal justice reform in communities across New Jersey.