What’s New
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Police stops are still marred by racial discrimination, new data shows. So why does Trump continue to endorse stop-and-frisk?
October 12: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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State Attorneys General can end prison gerrymandering, most recent Census Director explains AGs should take an active role in ensuring an accurate 2020 Census. Part of that is tackling prison gerrymandering.
October 11: Prisoners of the Census Blog
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Philadelphia Inquirer exposes Pennsylvania’s complicity in cutting off incarcerated people’s access to books The Pennsylvania DOC introduces a telecom company to a large, captive market for e-books.
September 21: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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The Price of Justice: The High Cost of “Free” Counsel for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System by Juvenile Law Center
September 19: Research Library: Youth
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A Way Out: Abolishing Death by Incarceration in Pennsylvania by Abolitionist Law Center
September 19: Research Library: Sentencing Policy and Practices
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Exonerations in the United States Before 1989 by National Registry of Exonerations
September 19: Research Library: Trials
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Repairing the Road to Redemption in California by Californians for Safety and Justice
September 19: Research Library: Recidivism and Reentry
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Decarceration Strategies: How 5 States Achieved Substantial Prison Population Reductions by The Sentencing Project
September 19: Research Library: Incarceration Rates Growth Causes
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Exonerations in 2017 by The National Registry of Exonerations
September 19: Research Library: Trials
Featured report
Nowhere to Go: Homelessness among formerly incarcerated people
In a first-of-its-kind report, we find that formerly incarcerated people are 10 times more likely to be homeless than the general public. People returning from prison are widely excluded from housing, despite needing stable homes to overcome the difficulties of reentry.
This report is the second in a series about the struggles of formerly incarcerated people to access basic needs. In the first report, we calculated the first national unemployment rate for formerly incarcerated people.
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 2016-2017 annual report.
Recommended Reading:
Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.
Research Library
We curate a searchable database of 2,800+ original research reports, organizing each entry by topic and adding brief summaries.
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie
Our report that shows the number of people who are locked up in all of the different types of facilities and why they are there.
Breaking Down Mass Incarceration in the 2010 Census:
State-by-State Incarceration Rates by Race/Ethnicity
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