What’s New
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The “Profane Margins” of the State: Florida Sheriff Walter R. Clark and the Local History of Crime, Policing, and Incarceration by Cindy Hahamovitch
May 3: Research Library: Police and Policing
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Changes to federal race & ethnicity standards give states an opportunity to improve data for prison gerrymandering reform States should consider new race and ethnicity standards when preparing to implement prison gerrymandering reform in the 2030 redistricting cycle
April 29: Prisoners of the Census Blog
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New data and visualizations spotlight states’ reliance on excessive jailing We’ve updated the data tables and graphics from our 2017 report to show just how little has changed in our nation’s overuse of jails: too many people are locked up in jails, most detained pretrial and many of them are not even under local jurisdiction.
April 15: Briefings
Featured research
Collateral Consequences: Unemployment, homelessness, and educational opportunties among formerly incarcerated people
- Out of Prison & Out of Work: Unemployment among formerly incarcerated people
- Nowhere to Go: Homelessness among formerly incarcerated people
- Getting Back on Course: Educational exclusion and attainment among formerly incarcerated people
Mass incarceration, state by state
Learn about the national prison crisis and how we can begin to turn the tide on mass incarceration. Then, drill down to your state. Be sure to also check out our pages focused on D.C., and the incarceration of Native people.
If our work is new to you, you might want to check out our 2022-2023 annual report.
Recommended Reading:
Why are calls from prisons and jails so expensive?
We look at the progress in the fight for phone justice and what comes next.
Research Library
We curate a searchable database of 4,000+ original research reports, organizing each entry by topic and adding brief summaries.
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie
The U.S. incarcerates over 1.9 million people, more than any other country. Where are they locked up and why? Read our report.
Jails and bail: Our research
One out of three people behind bars is in a local jail. Our research drives jail reform.