What’s New
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Washington State passes bill ending prison gerrymandering Pending Governor Jay Inslee’s signature, Washington State will become the fifth state to count incarcerated people at their home addresses during redistricting.
April 23: Prisoners of the Census Blog
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The criminogenic and psychological effects of police stops on adolescent black and Latino boys by Del Toro et al.
April 17: Research Library: Police and Policing
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Bill to end prison gerrymandering passes second chamber in Washington State The Washington State legislature is close to passing a bill enabling its redistricting commission to end prison gerrymandering.
April 16: Prisoners of the Census Blog
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Legal Resources The legal resource database was updated with a new listing for for all states.
April 11: Legal Resources
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Legal Resources The legal resource database was updated with a new listing for New Jersey.
April 10: Legal Resources
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New data: Low incomes - but high fees - for people on probation People on probation are much more likely to be low-income than those who aren’t, and steep monthly probation fees put them at risk of being jailed when they can’t pay.
April 9: Briefings
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Legal Resources The legal resource database was updated with new listings for Louisiana and Minnesota.
April 9: Legal Resources
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Legal Resources The legal resource database was updated with new listings for Virginia and Washington.
April 8: Legal Resources
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Mass Probation and Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender Disparities in Supervision and Revocation by Michelle Phelps
April 8: Research Library: Probation and parole
Featured report
State of Phone Justice: Local jails, state prisons and private phone providers
The movement for phone justice has won huge victories in state-run prisons, but people in local jails - many of whom have not been convicted of a crime - still frequently have to pay $1 per minute or more for a phone call. State of Phone Justice uncovers the cost of calls in over 1,800 jails nationwide, explaining why sheriffs sign lucrative phone contracts that prey on pretrial detainees and enrich private phone providers.
The report allows readers to compare the cost of phone calls in thousands of locally-run jails and state-run prisons, and goes into unprecedented depth on the state of the prison and jail phone market.
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 2017-2018 annual report.
Recommended Reading:
50 state incarceration profiles
All of our recent reports about prison/jail growth, racial disparities, and more, re-organized by state.
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.
Exploitation in the criminal justice system
Companies and correctional facilities exploit captive markets. We expose them.
Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.
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