January 13: Prisoners of the Census Blog
January 12: Prisoners of the Census Blog
January 12: Briefings
December 31: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
December 30: Briefings
December 29: Research Library: Police and Policing
December 28: Prisoners of the Census Blog
December 21: Briefings
December 21: Briefings
We worked with the ACLU to evaluate — and grade — all 50 states’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in prisons and jails. Alarmingly, we found that when faced with this test of their leadership, most states ignored the pleas of incarcerated people and the warnings of medical experts and refused to implement widespread testing, provide protective equipment, and reduce prison and jail populations. The results have been as tragic as they were predictable: Hundreds of incarcerated people and staff have died from the virus, and most of the largest coronavirus outbreaks are behind bars.
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.