What’s New
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Calling on the FCC to make the most of its upcoming rulemaking on prison and jail telecom rates Ahead of the FCC’s vote on new prison and jail phone rate caps, The Leadership Conference sent a letter to the agency, and we signed on.
June 20: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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Two years after the end of Roe v. Wade, most women on probation and parole have to ask permission to travel for abortion care Since the 2022 Dobbs decision, 21 states have restricted abortions earlier than the Roe v. Wade standard. Now, more of the 800,000 women on probation and parole must seek abortion care out-of-state — but for many, whether they can get there depends on an officer’s decision.
June 18: Briefings
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Fair Chance Act failures? Employers’ hiring of people with criminal records by Sharon S. Oselin, Justine G. M. Ross, Qingfang Wang, & Wei Kang
June 18: Research Library: Economics of Incarceration
Featured report
States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2024
We also have a parallel report from 2018 focused on the incarceration of women.
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 2022-2023 annual report.
Recommended Reading:
The unmet health needs of people in prison
States fall far short of their duty to meet the health needs of incarcerated people.
All profit, no risk
The bail industry exploits cracks and loopholes in the legal system to avoid accountability, while growing its profits.
Compare your state's use of the prison to the world at large
Criminal justice policy in every region of the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.
Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.