What’s New
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Can’t Pay, Can’t Vote: A National Survey on the Modern Poll Tax by Campaign Legal Center and the Civil Rights Clinic at Georgetown Law
August 12: Research Library: Felon Disenfranchisement
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John Oliver exposes the high fees and low wages in prisons, citing our work In case you missed it, John Oliver exposed the high fees and low wages pervasive in prisons and jails on last Sunday’s….
August 9: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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Momentum is building to end medical co-pays in prisons and jails Three states have taken action in 2019 to change one of the most harmful policies in prison healthcare.
August 8: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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Cumulative Sexual Victimization and Mental Health Outcomes Among Incarcerated Women by Jennifer Hartsfield, Susan F. Sharp, and Sonya Conner
August 7: Research Library: Women
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Network exposure and excessive use of force: Investigating the social transmission of police misconduct by Marie Ouellet, Sadaf Hashimi, Jason Gravel, and Andrew V. Papachristos
August 7: Research Library: Police and Policing
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Examining Judicial Pretrial Release Decisions: The Influence of Risk Assessments and Race by Brian P. Schaefer and Tom Hughes,
August 7: Research Library: Pretrial Detention
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As Wall Street Banks Sever Ties, Private Prison Companies Stand to Lose Over $1.9B in Future Financing by Center for Popular Democracy, In the Public Interest, and Public Accountability Initiative
August 7: Research Library: Privatization
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Managing Mental Illness in Jails: Sheriffs Are Finding Promising New Approaches by Police Executive Research Forum
August 7: Research Library: Mental Health
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LGBTQ Youth of Color Impacted by the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems: A Research Agenda by UCLA Williams Institute
August 7: Research Library: LGBT
Featured report
What “Stop-and-Frisk” Really Means: Discrimination & Use of Force
Donald Trump’s presidency has heralded a return to ineffective “tough on crime” tactics, including the police practice of stop-and-frisk, but our new report finds that such a move would be disastrous for Black and Latino communities. As Rose Lenehan explains, instead of making cities safer, stop-and-frisk causes thousands of forceful and terrifying experiences with police, mostly for people of color who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong.
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:
Breaking Down Mass Incarceration in the 2010 Census:
State-by-State Incarceration Rates by Race/Ethnicity
Research Library
We curate a searchable database of 3,000+ original research reports, organizing each entry by topic and adding brief summaries.
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie
The U.S. incarcerates 2.3 million people, more than any other country. Where are they locked up and why? Read our report.
Jails and bail: Our research
One out of three people behind bars is in a local jail. Our research drives jail reform.