What’s New
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Criteria and Procedures for Meaningful Parole Review for People Sentenced as Youth
by Tessa Bialek, Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
November 5: Research Library: Youth and juvenile justice
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Bowing to pressure from jails and companies, FCC raises phone rate caps
The agency has voted to raise rate caps to accommodate complaints made by companies and facilities, saddling low-income families with higher costs.
October 30: Prison Policy Initiative Blog
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Federal Census policy breaks Georgia’s democracy — state lawmakers can fix it
Georgia’s redistricting data was once again skewed after the 2020 Census; the state needs to take action to fix the issue for 2030.
October 29: Prisoners of the Census Blog
Featured reports
Where people in prison come from: The geography of mass incarceration
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:
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.
Events
- November 12-14, 2025:
Members of our Research team, Wendy Sawyer and Jacob Kang-Brown will be attending the American Society of Criminology annual meeting in Washington, D.C. from November 12 through the 14th. Please reach out if you’d like to set up a meeting.
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Invite us to your city, college or organization.