What’s New
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The criminogenic and psychological effects of police stops on adolescent black and Latino boys by Del Toro et al.
April 17: Research Library: Police and Policing
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Bill to end prison gerrymandering passes second chamber in Washington State The Washington State legislature is close to passing a bill enabling its redistricting commission to end prison gerrymandering.
April 16: Prisoners of the Census Blog
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Legal Resources The legal resource database was updated with a new listing for for all states.
April 11: Legal Resources
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Legal Resources The legal resource database was updated with a new listing for New Jersey.
April 10: Legal Resources
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New data: Low incomes - but high fees - for people on probation People on probation are much more likely to be low-income than those who aren’t, and steep monthly probation fees put them at risk of being jailed when they can’t pay.
April 9: Briefings
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Legal Resources The legal resource database was updated with new listings for Louisiana and Minnesota.
April 9: Legal Resources
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Mass Probation and Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender Disparities in Supervision and Revocation by Michelle Phelps
April 8: Research Library: Probation and parole
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Legal Resources The legal resource database was updated with new listings for Virginia and Washington.
April 8: Legal Resources
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Dirty Data, Bad Predictions: How Civil Rights Violations Impact Police Data, Predictive Policing Systems, and Justice by Rashida Richardson, Jason Schultz, Kate Crawford
April 5: Research Library: Police and Policing
Featured report
State of Phone Justice: Local jails, state prisons and private phone providers
The movement for phone justice has won huge victories in state-run prisons, but people in local jails - many of whom have not been convicted of a crime - still frequently have to pay $1 per minute or more for a phone call. State of Phone Justice uncovers the cost of calls in over 1,800 jails nationwide, explaining why sheriffs sign lucrative phone contracts that prey on pretrial detainees and enrich private phone providers.
The report allows readers to compare the cost of phone calls in thousands of locally-run jails and state-run prisons, and goes into unprecedented depth on the state of the prison and jail phone market.
Unpacking mass incarceration
Learn about the national prison crisis and how we can begin to turn the tide on mass incarceration. Then, drill down to your state.
If our work is new to you, you might want to check out our 2017-2018 annual report.
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Jails and bail: Our research
One out of three people behind bars is in a local jail. Our research drives jail reform.
$1/minute to talk to Dad?
State governments must act to protect families from the predatory jail telephone industry.
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.
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