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.

Alison Walsh | March 30, 2016

Massachusetts removes major roadblock to re-entry: unnecessary license suspensions

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law a bill to end license suspensions for people convicted of drug offenses unrelated to road safety, eliminating a major barrier toward successful re-entry.

Alison Walsh | March 23, 2016

Despite court stay, Mississippi sets new phone rates in accordance with FCC order

Mississippi just slashed its phone rates beyond what was required. What does that say to the states challenging the FCC's original order?

Alison Walsh | March 17, 2016

Massachusetts may soon end license suspensions for drug offenses, with one caveat

Massachusetts conference committee has reached a compromise on bill that would end driver's license suspensions for drug offenses.

Chandra Bozelko | December 30, 2015

New report reveals civil forfeiture

Peter Wagner | December 8, 2015

Who is in jail? Deep dive

Jail churn and pre-trial detention are even more important than a quick look at the data suggests. Here, we correct for the fact that a sizable number of people are housed in jails for other agencies.

Peter Wagner | November 25, 2015

Prison profiteers use campaign contributions to buy contracts

How do the campaign contributions of the prison phone industry compare to those of the private prison industry?