What’s New
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Proposed slowdown of the mail would disproportionally hit incarcerated mailers Proposal would make an already bad situation worse by removing nearly all First-Class mail from airplanes and putting it on trucks, no matter how far it has to travel.
June 16: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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Age Gradient in Women’s Crime: The Role of Welfare Reform by Hope Corman, Dhaval M. Dave, and Nancy E. Reichman
June 11: Research Library: Women
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What families can expect to be charged under the new FCC rules A new order from the Federal Communications Commission lowers existing caps on rates and fees in the prison and jail telephone industry.
June 10: Briefings
Featured report
States of Incarceration: The Global Context
We also have a parallel report focused on the incarceration of women.
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.
If our work is new to you, you might want to check out our 2019-2020 annual report.
Recommended Reading:
Five ways the criminal justice system could slow the pandemic
Quick action could slow the spread of the viral pandemic in prisons and jails and in society as a whole
The "services" offered by jails don't make them safe places for vulnerable people
Even in the best of times, jails are not good at providing health and social services.
The most important statistics from our work on policing
Racial disparities, bloated budgets, the criminalization of homelessness, and more.
Is social distancing possible behind bars?
No. It's even harder than on cruise ships or in nursing homes.