Short, timely investigations and issue explainers

Bernadette Rabuy | September 30, 2014

Prison bankers cash in on captive customers

Center for Public Integrity releases first part of a series on web of prison bankers, private vendors, and corrections agencies profiting off families of the incarcerated.

Bernadette Rabuy | September 18, 2014

BJS victimization figures show slight decline in violent crime

While recent BJS figures showed an increase in total incarcerated population, crime figures show a decrease in violent crime.

Peter Wagner and Leah Sakala | September 16, 2014

New BJS figures show that mass incarceration is getting bigger

New report serves as a sobering reminder that state-level criminal justice policy decisions are continuing to ensure that our nation remains the top incarcerator in the world.

Sarah Hertel-Fernandez | August 12, 2014

How the prison phone industry incentivizes bad policy

Verizon says no; but the industry and sheriffs say yes to ripping off poor families and endangering public safety.

Peter Wagner | June 10, 2014

Why is West Virginia the federal prison capital of the country?

Senator Robert Byrd’s passion for pork was legendary, and his love for prison-flavored pork helped fuel the record breaking growth in the federal prison population.

Bernadette Rabuy | May 28, 2014

Should a one-point difference in I.Q. mean the death penalty? SCOTUS says no.

Supreme Court struck down Florida decision that Freddie Lee Hall was eligible for execution with an IQ score of 71, above the cutoff of disability at 70.

Leah Sakala | May 23, 2014

Paying the price of mass incarceration

Data show that the U.S’s incarceration tab in 2010 came out to a whopping $82.4 billion. Which is actually a serious underestimate.

Leah Sakala | December 12, 2013

It’s time for Massachusetts to stop shackling incarcerated women who are giving birth

We submitted testimony in support of S.1171, a bill that would ban the routine use of physical restraints on incarcerated pregnant women in Massachusetts.

Peter Wagner | November 24, 2003

“Do no harm” or “Do no expense”?: Ohio’s prisoners are dying from inadequate medical care

Ohio Department of Corrections' health care budget cuts and poor oversight is compromising the quality of care.

Peter Wagner | April 1, 2000

Incarceration is not a solution to mental illness

Report in Mass Dissent by Peter Wagner on a 'Disability and the State' panel discussion at The Rebellious Law Conference in 2000.

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Short, timely investigations and issue explainers

Prison bankers cash in on captive customers

Center for Public Integrity releases first part of a series on web of prison bankers, private vendors, and corrections agencies profiting off families of the incarcerated.

BJS victimization figures show slight decline in violent crime

While recent BJS figures showed an increase in total incarcerated population, crime figures show a decrease in violent crime.

New BJS figures show that mass incarceration is getting bigger

New report serves as a sobering reminder that state-level criminal justice policy decisions are continuing to ensure that our nation remains the top incarcerator in the world.

How the prison phone industry incentivizes bad policy

Verizon says no; but the industry and sheriffs say yes to ripping off poor families and endangering public safety.

Why is West Virginia the federal prison capital of the country?

Senator Robert Byrd’s passion for pork was legendary, and his love for prison-flavored pork helped fuel the record breaking growth in the federal prison population.

Should a one-point difference in I.Q. mean the death penalty? SCOTUS says no.

Supreme Court struck down Florida decision that Freddie Lee Hall was eligible for execution with an IQ score of 71, above the cutoff of disability at 70.

Paying the price of mass incarceration

Data show that the U.S’s incarceration tab in 2010 came out to a whopping $82.4 billion. Which is actually a serious underestimate.

It’s time for Massachusetts to stop shackling incarcerated women who are giving birth

We submitted testimony in support of S.1171, a bill that would ban the routine use of physical restraints on incarcerated pregnant women in Massachusetts.

“Do no harm” or “Do no expense”?: Ohio’s prisoners are dying from inadequate medical care

Ohio Department of Corrections' health care budget cuts and poor oversight is compromising the quality of care.

Incarceration is not a solution to mental illness

Report in Mass Dissent by Peter Wagner on a 'Disability and the State' panel discussion at The Rebellious Law Conference in 2000.

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