HELP US END MASS INCARCERATION The Prison Policy Initiative uses research, advocacy, and organizing to dismantle mass incarceration. We’ve been in this movement for 23 years, thanks to individual donors like you.

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Detaining the Poor: How money bail perpetuates an endless cycle of poverty and jail time

bail income report thumbnail Our report finds people in local jails are poorer than people in prison and non-incarcerated people. We find that the ability to pay money bail is impossible for too many defendants because the median money bail represents eight months of a typical defendant's income.



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.




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