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The big picture
Empowering our movement with useful & accessible data.
Jails and bail
One out of three people behind bars are in a jail. Jail reform is criminal justice reform.
Public health
The harms of mass incarceration extend far beyond prisons
Exploitation
Companies & facilities exploit captive markets. We expose them.
Communication
Protecting phone, visitation, email, and postal contact for people behind bars.
Poverty and debt
Our criminal justice system punishes poverty.
Racial justice
Racial disparities are a defining characteristic of our criminal justice system.
Probation and parole
Prisons are just one piece of the correctional "pie."
Collateral consequences
Punishment doesn't end when your sentence does.
Women and gender
How women fare in the world’s most punitive justice system.
Drug policy
Measuring the impact of the war on drugs.
Policing
Data on overpolicing, racial disparities, and more.
Prison gerrymandering
How the prison system distorts democracy
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