Short, timely investigations and issue explainers

Alison Walsh | June 7, 2016

EFF warns against using incarcerated people as “endless supply of free data”

A report by the EFF uncovers some alarming facts about a new "Tattoo Recognition Technology" research program that uses images obtained from incarcerated people.

Peter Wagner | May 25, 2016

Tallying the extent of the Clinton-era crime bills

Seven deadly sins: the problem with Bill Clinton's criminal justice legacy isn't one bill, or two or even three, but at least seven bills.

Bernadette Rabuy | May 23, 2016

Have we gone too far myth busting criminal justice reform? Drug policy is still important

We didn't get mass incarceration from War on Drugs alone, but drugs play an important role in less discussed stages of criminal justice systems

Meredith Booker | May 19, 2016

BJS data shows graying of prisons

The Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report exploring the fastest growing portion of the prison population, those 55 or older.

Meredith Booker | May 17, 2016

President Obama’s record on clemency: A premature celebration

With a little over 6 months left in his term, President Obama is on track to become the President who has granted the smallest portion of clemency requests in history.

Yoo Eun Kim | May 16, 2016

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.

Meredith Booker | May 5, 2016

20 years is enough: Time to repeal the Prison Litigation Reform Act

Professor Margo Schlanger's data shows how the Prison Litigation Reform Act closed the courthouse door on incarcerated people seeking protection of their civil rights.

Meredith Booker | April 26, 2016

The wealth of incarcerated versus non-incarcerated men over a lifetime, visualized

We make two graphs from Zaw, Hamilton, and Darity's groundbreaking dataset to illustrate the racial, ethnic and wealth disparities in incarceration.

Emily Widra | April 18, 2016

Travis County, Texas: A Case Study on Video Visitation

Travis County, Texas' experience shows: video visitation often fails to meet expectations.

Corey Michon | April 1, 2016

Uncovering Mass Incarceration’s Literacy Disparity

Literacy is a key metric for how our society sets some groups up to fail.

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Short, timely investigations and issue explainers

EFF warns against using incarcerated people as “endless supply of free data”

A report by the EFF uncovers some alarming facts about a new "Tattoo Recognition Technology" research program that uses images obtained from incarcerated people.

Tallying the extent of the Clinton-era crime bills

Seven deadly sins: the problem with Bill Clinton's criminal justice legacy isn't one bill, or two or even three, but at least seven bills.

Have we gone too far myth busting criminal justice reform? Drug policy is still important

We didn't get mass incarceration from War on Drugs alone, but drugs play an important role in less discussed stages of criminal justice systems

BJS data shows graying of prisons

The Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report exploring the fastest growing portion of the prison population, those 55 or older.

President Obama’s record on clemency: A premature celebration

With a little over 6 months left in his term, President Obama is on track to become the President who has granted the smallest portion of clemency requests in history.

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.

20 years is enough: Time to repeal the Prison Litigation Reform Act

Professor Margo Schlanger's data shows how the Prison Litigation Reform Act closed the courthouse door on incarcerated people seeking protection of their civil rights.

The wealth of incarcerated versus non-incarcerated men over a lifetime, visualized

We make two graphs from Zaw, Hamilton, and Darity's groundbreaking dataset to illustrate the racial, ethnic and wealth disparities in incarceration.

Travis County, Texas: A Case Study on Video Visitation

Travis County, Texas' experience shows: video visitation often fails to meet expectations.

Uncovering Mass Incarceration’s Literacy Disparity

Literacy is a key metric for how our society sets some groups up to fail.

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