We've updated the data tables and graphics from our 2017 report to show just how little has changed in our nation's overuse of jails: too ...| www.prisonpolicy.org
Research about Pretrial detention and the criminal justice system| www.prisonpolicy.org
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
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
Graph showing who profits from mass incarceration. (Hint: It's not just the private prison companies.)| www.prisonpolicy.org
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