HELP US END MASS INCARCERATION
The Prison Policy Initiative uses research, advocacy, and organizing to dismantle mass incarceration. We’ve been in this movement for 23 years, thanks to individual donors like you.
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Thank you,
Peter Wagner, Executive Director Donate
Can you help us sustain this work?
Thank you,
Peter Wagner, Executive Director Donate
Articles by Yoo Eun Kim
- Stop and frisk dropping but still ineffective
The number of stop and frisks has gone down in recent years, but the practice is still not working.
May 16, 2016 - From Smith College to PPI – reflections of a work-study research associate
"I am treated as a fellow colleague, and my experience at PPI has helped me to gain an in-depth understanding of the latest issues affecting the U.S. criminal justice system."
Apr 24, 2014
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