What’s New
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Keeping Kids and Parents Together: A Healthier Approach to Sentencing in Louisiana by Human Impact Partners
March 28: Research Clearinghouse: Sentencing Policy and Practices
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The Scale of Misdemeanor Justice by Megan Stevenson & Sandra Mayson
March 27: Research Clearinghouse: Crime and Crime Rates
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New Massachusetts reform package aims to protect in-person jail visits The Massachusetts conference committee between the House and Senate recently reached an agreement on criminal justice reform which includes an important measure that will protect in-person jail visits.
March 26: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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DC ends driver’s license suspensions for unrelated drug offenses D.C. will no longer suspend driver’s licenses for drug offenses completely unrelated to driving, but 12 states still cling to failed law.
March 23: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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New data highlights pre-incarceration disadvantages New research illustrates that many formerly incarcerated people never received a fair first chance at economic mobility, never mind a second one.
March 22: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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Artist collaboration: Visualizing 10.6 million jail admissions each year The real impact of jail is far greater than the daily population suggests: People go to jail 10.6 million times each year. We collaborated with data journalist and illustrator Mona Chalabi to visualize just how vast a number 10.6 million jail admissions is.
March 22: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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New research ends the “Is it race or class?” debate about mass incarceration Racial biases in the criminal justice system don’t only apply to poor people, according to research from Harvard, Stanford, and the Census Bureau.
March 19: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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New Report, Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2018, pieces together systems of confinement and provides 11 new infographics With this year’s updated edition of Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie, we once again answer the essential questions of how many people are locked up, where, and why.
March 14: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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Senate bill targets recalcitrant FCC; revitalizes federal fight to lower the cost of calling home Senators introduced S 2520 in bipartisan effort to put FCC back on track in regulating the cost of calling home from prison or jail.
March 12: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
Featured report
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2018
With 2.3 million people locked up in more than 6,000 correctional facilities operated by thousands of agencies, getting the big picture is anything but easy. In our new report and comprehensive graphic, Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2018, we break down how many people are locked up in the U.S., where, and why. We are optimistic that this “whole pie” approach gives the public and policymakers the foundation to now consider the types of changes that would end the country’s reign as the number one incarcerator in the world.
Unpacking mass incarceration
Learn about the national prison crisis and how we can begin to turn the tide on mass incarceration. Then, drill down to your state.
If our work is new to you, you might want to check out our 2016-2017 annual report.
Recommended Reading:
Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.
$1/minute to talk to Dad?
The federal government must act to protect families from the predatory prison telephone industry.
Compare your state's use of the prison to the world at large
Criminal justice policy in every region of the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.
Just like Skype?!
Short videos use humor to challenge the claim that video visitation is 'just like Skype.'
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