I need your help.
I co-founded the Prison Policy Initiative to put the problem of mass incarceration — and the perverse incentives that fuel it — on the national agenda. Over the last 15 years, our campaigns have protected our democracy from the prison system and the poorest families in this country from the predatory prison telephone industry. Our reports untangle the statistics and recruit new allies.
But now, more than ever, we need your help to put data & compassion into the conversation.
Thank you.
—Peter Wagner, Executive DirectorDonate
But now, more than ever, we need your help to put data & compassion into the conversation.
Thank you.
—Peter Wagner, Executive DirectorDonate
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Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.
50 state incarceration profiles
All of our recent reports about prison growth and racial disparities, re-organized by state.
Intentional Prison Gerrymandering in Wyoming
Two incumbents avoid facing off by going 17 miles out of the way to use a large prison as a political pawn.
For-profit video visits in prisons & jails
This predatory industry wants to literally stand in between the incarcerated and their families by replacing human contact with computer chats.
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