The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why| www.prisonpolicy.org
Survey data shows mass incarceration has been used to warehouse some of the most disadvantaged members of society| www.prisonpolicy.org
Research and advocacy about how mass incarceration affects individuals, communities and the national welfare.| www.prisonpolicy.org
Recent research suggests the onset of pretrial detention’s criminal legal system, social, and economic harms is earlier than previously thought.| www.prisonpolicy.org
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
Despite the common refrain that jails and prisons are de facto treatment facilities, most prioritize punitive mail scanning policies and strict visitation rules that fail ...| www.prisonpolicy.org
Unfortunately, this year saw the return of many types of failed criminal legal system policies that would be more at home in 1993 than 2023. ...| www.prisonpolicy.org