What’s New
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Local jails: the real scandal is churn
September 21: Visuals
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A State Survey of Serious Mental Illness, Major Crimes and Community Treatment by Treatment Advocacy Center
September 21: Research Clearinghouse: Mental Health
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70% of people in local jails are not convicted of any crime
September 21: Visuals
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Pretrial policies drive jail growth
September 21: Visuals
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Percentage of people in prisons and jails experiencing “serious psychological distress” in past 30 days.
September 14: Visuals
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Most suicides in jail occur within the first week
September 14: Visuals
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Women much more likely than men to experience “serious psychological distress” while incarcerated
September 14: Visuals
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Relationship between high incarceration rate of Black men and rate of HIV infections among Black women
September 14: Visuals
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Incarcerated women more likely than men to have history of mental health problems
September 14: Visuals
Featured report
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2017
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 2017, we provide the answer to 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 2015-2016 annual report.
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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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