What’s New
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From Crisis to Care:
Addressing Addiction, Mental Health, and Homelessness Through Health And Supportive Services by Drug Policy Alliance
March 21: Research Library: Drug policy and treatment
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Danger in the water: Report exposes widespread water contamination in Texas prisons
Thousands incarcerated in Texas’ prisons may have been exposed to lead, arsenic, and other dangerous contaminants.
March 14: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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New report, Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2025, shows prisons and jails continuing to lock up more people after a decade of consistent declines
The newest iteration of the Prison Policy Initiative’s flagship report explains that the incarcerated population grew by about 2% overall, with significant spikes in the incarceration of immigrants and young people.
March 11: Press releases
Featured report
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2025
Be sure to check out our other Whole Pie reports that focus specifically on the incarceration of women and the incarceration of young people.
Mass incarceration, state by state
Learn about the national prison crisis and how we can begin to turn the tide on mass incarceration. Then, drill down to your state. Be sure to also check out our pages focused on D.C., and the incarceration of Native people.
If our work is new to you, you might want to check out our 2023-2024 annual report.
Recommended Reading:
Why are calls from prisons and jails so expensive?
We look at the progress in the fight for phone justice and what comes next.
Research Library
We curate a searchable database of 4,000+ original research reports, organizing each entry by topic and adding brief summaries.
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie
The U.S. incarcerates nearly 2 million people. Where are they locked up and why? Read our report.
Bad Behavior
This national report explains how prison disciplinary policies manufacture misconduct and severly punish incarcerated people.
Events
- April 15-17, 2025:
Sarah Staudt, our Director of Policy and Advocacy, will be attending the MacArthur Safety and Justice Challenge Network Meeting from April 15-17 in Chicago. Drop her a line if you’d like to meet up!
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