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We are looking for our next Creator-in-Residence to produce engaging and informative social video content about the problems in the American criminal legal system.
Data Source: Calculated by the Prison Policy Initiative from various local, state, and federal resources. (Graph: Wendy Sawyer, 2025)
This graph originally appeared in Can they do that? A primer on the powers — and limits — of the president and federal government to shape the criminal legal system.