Articles by Danielle Squillante
- Our most important research and advocacy work in 2025
Highlights of our work include exposing the role jails are playing in Trump’s mass deportation agenda, a new report detailing the current state of youth confinement, and a deep dive into discretionary parole systems.
Dec 11, 2025 - Highlights from a busy year at Prison Policy Initiative
In our new annual report, we share examples of how we are building on the foundations of our research and visualizations to meet the challenges of this moment
Oct 23, 2025 - Prison Policy Initiative supports Safety Bound’s bold new platform to reimagine the sheriff
The policy demands are designed to challenge the unchecked power of sheriffs and improve jail conditions for people in custody.
Aug 11, 2025 - Welcome, Jacob Kang-Brown!
Please welcome our new Senior Researcher, Jacob Kang-Brown!
May 27, 2025 - Federal prison rules push for “financial responsibility” while impoverishing people
Proposed changes to the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program by the Bureau of Prisons risk pushing incarcerated people and their families further into poverty
Feb 20, 2025 - Highlights from a bustling year at Prison Policy Initiative
In our new annual report, we share examples of how we empower the reform movement with the data it needs to counter “tough on crime” narratives
Oct 16, 2024 - Mass Incarceration 101: Resources to help students and teachers understand the carceral system
It’s back to school season, so we’ve curated information and tools for students and teachers to use when researching the carceral system.
Sep 3, 2024 - Welcome, Regan Huston!
Please welcome our new Digital Communications Strategist, Regan Huston!
Mar 18, 2024 - 12 of our most important reports, briefings, and tools in 2023
New data on the overuse of probation and parole, insights into the racial disparities in prisons and jails, and much more. Here are the highlights of our work in 2023.
Dec 21, 2023 - Highlights from a busy year at Prison Policy Initiative
In our new annual report, we share examples of how we armed the reform movement with the data it needs to push for real change
Sep 29, 2023 - Memo to Kansas City, Mo.: Time to rethink your plan to build a new jail
At the request of Decarcerate KC, we reviewed the city’s plans to build a new jail and found the community doesn’t actually need more jail beds and most people currently in its custody are there for minor offenses.
Sep 21, 2023 - Welcome, Emmett Sanders!
Please welcome our new Policy and Advocacy Associate, Emmett Sanders!
Jul 24, 2023 - Welcome, Brian Nam-Sonenstein!
Please welcome our new Senior Editor & Researcher, Brian Nam-Sonenstein!
May 15, 2023 - Welcome, Sarah Staudt!
Please welcome our new Policy & Advocacy Manager, Sarah Staudt!
May 9, 2023
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Advocacy Toolkit
Resources, tips, and best practices to help advocates working to end mass incarceration.
50 state incarceration profiles
All of our recent reports about prison/jail growth, racial disparities, and more, re-organized by state.
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie
The U.S. incarcerates nearly 2 million people. Where are they locked up and why? Read our report.
