Short, timely investigations and issue explainers
More briefings
- 1. The steep cost of medical co-pays in prison puts health at risk +
- 2. Are private prisons driving mass incarceration? +
- 3. The dismal state of transgender incarceration policies +
- 4. Food for thought: Prison food is a public health problem +
- 5. Visualizing 10.6 million jail admissions each year +
Recommended Reading:
50 state incarceration profiles
All of our recent reports about prison/jail growth, racial disparities, and more, re-organized by state.
Legal Resources for Incarcerated People
The internet's first always-up-to-date list of organizations that provide legal services and resources for incarcerated people, organized by state.
Exploitation in the criminal justice system
Companies and correctional facilities exploit captive markets. We expose them.
Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.