Data Source: Calculated by the Prison Policy Initiative from Vera's Incarceration Trends dataset, accessed September 2025 at https://github.com/vera-institute/incarceration-trends. (Graph: Emily Widra, 2025)
This graph originally appeared in Almost half of all incarcerated people are in rural jails and prisons and at risk of losing access to hospitals.
Events
- July 1, 2026:
On July 1, 2026 at 1 p.m. EST, join the Prison Policy Initiative and guests Jodi Hocking, Executive Director of Return Strong Nevada, and Taj Mahon-Haft PhD, Director of The Humanization Project, as they discuss the importance of family connections, highlight the ways they are under attack, and share strategies to help families fight back.
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