What’s New
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Key characteristics of medical parole applications in Massachusetts in 2022-2023
by Michelle Suh et al
January 14: Research Library: Probation and parole
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How many jail stays are due to missed court dates?
Failing to make it to a court appearance – routine for attorneys and witnesses – leads to 19 million additional nights in jail each year for people accused of crimes.
January 8: Briefings
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Our favorite journalism about the criminal legal system in 2025
And some commentary and editorial writing, too.
December 22: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
Featured research
Collateral Consequences: Unemployment, homelessness, and educational opportunties among formerly incarcerated people
- Out of Prison & Out of Work: Unemployment among formerly incarcerated people
- Nowhere to Go: Homelessness among formerly incarcerated people
- Getting Back on Course: Educational exclusion and attainment among formerly incarcerated 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 2024-2025 annual report.
Recommended Reading:
50 state incarceration profiles
All of our recent reports about prison/jail growth, racial disparities, and more, re-organized by state.
The rapid & unregulated growth of e-messaging in prisons
It can strengthen connections, but instead has been used to sap money from incarcerated people.
Incarceration and supervision by states
Probation and parole are the leading forms of mass punishment in America.
Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.