What’s New
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An Unsupported Population The Treatment of Women in Texas’ Criminal Justice System by Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
April 24: Research Clearinghouse: Women
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The Prison Industrial Complex Mapping Private Sector Players by Urban Justice Center
April 24: Research Clearinghouse: Economics of Incarceration
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65 Million “Need Not Apply”: The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment by The National Employment Law Project
April 23: Research Clearinghouse: Recidivism and Reentry
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Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System by The Sentencing Project
April 23: Research Clearinghouse: Race and ethnicity
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State-level studies identify causes of the national “gender divide” Our January report showed how incarcerated women are being left behind, but to identify specific areas for improvement, state-level research is needed.
April 11: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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Target agrees to compensate thousands in discriminatory hiring case A new court settlement illustrates the pervasiveness of criminal record discrimination in the United States.
April 11: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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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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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
Featured report
Following the Money of Mass Incarceration
In a first-of-its-kind report, the Prison Policy Initiative aggregates economic data to offer a big picture view of who pays for and who benefits from mass incarceration.
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.
Legal Resources for Incarcerated People
The internet's first always-up-to-date list of organizations that provide legal services and resources for incarcerated people, organized by state.
Tracking State Prison Growth in 50 States
State-by-state briefing on prison growth (and occassional contraction) from 1978 to 2012
Events
- May 15, 2018:
Our Policy Analyst Lucius Couloute will be at the LEDA Summit on Race and Inclusion in Holland, Michigan, presenting his research on the challenges and disadvantages people face when they are released from prison. Tickets are available on LEDA’s website.
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