Detaining the Poor: How money bail perpetuates an endless cycle of poverty and jail time | Prison Policy Initiative
Report showing poverty of those detained pretrial in local jails.| www.prisonpolicy.org
Report showing poverty of those detained pretrial in local jails.| www.prisonpolicy.org
Research and advocacy about how mass incarceration affects individuals, communities and the national welfare.| www.prisonpolicy.org
Men are more likely than women to use almost all types of illicit drugs,13 and illicit drug use is more likely to result in emergency department visits or overdose deaths for men than for women. "Illicit" refers to use of illegal drugs, including marijuana (according to federal law) and misuse of prescription drugs.| National Institute on Drug Abuse
Our report reveals that at least 4.9 million people cycle through county jails each year, and most have serious medical and economic needs.| www.prisonpolicy.org
LGBTQ people are overrepresented at every stage of our criminal justice system, from juvenile justice to parole.| www.prisonpolicy.org
The research is clear: visitation, mail, phone, and other forms of contact between incarcerated people and their families have positive impacts for everyone — including ...| www.prisonpolicy.org
In 2019, the CSG Justice Center engaged corrections and community supervision leaders in 50 states to develop the first complete picture of how probation and parole violations make up states’ prison populations. NOTE: View the most recent version of this report at Supervision Violations and Their Impact on Incarceration| CSG Justice Center
Report calculating homelessness among formerly incarcerated people by race and gender.| www.prisonpolicy.org
Report exploring employment outcomes of formerly incarcerated people.| www.prisonpolicy.org
What is Housing First? Housing First is a homeless assistance approach that prioritizes providing permanent housing to people experiencing homelessness, thus ending their homelessness and serving as a platform from which they can pursue personal goals and improve their quality […]| National Alliance to End Homelessness
Newly released data doubles down on what we’ve reported before: Formerly incarcerated people face huge obstacles to finding stable employment, leading to detrimental society-wide effects. ...| www.prisonpolicy.org
