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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Relationship between high incarceration rate of Black men and rate of HIV infections among Black women
September 14: 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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Incarcerated women more likely than men to have history of mental health problems
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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Most suicides in jail occur within the first week
September 14: Visuals
Featured report
States of Incarceration: The Global Context
This report and infographic directly situates individual U.S. states in the global context, and reveals that every region in the U.S. is out of step with rest of the world when it comes to 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 2015-2016 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
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