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Mar 14, 2024 · This big-picture view is a lens through which the main drivers of mass incarceration come into focus; it allows us to identify important, but often ignored, systems of confinement, from immigration detention to involuntary commitment and youth confinement.
- It’S Not All Bad News: A Few “Silver Linings” For Women, Youth, and Others
- Overall, The “Positive Trends” in 2020 Are Nothing to Get Excited About
- Conclusions
While most of the significant changes in correctional populations are unlikely to be sustained after — or even during — the pandemic (more on that in the next section), there are a few positive changes that represent possibletipping points or reversals of seemingly intractable problems. With persistent pressure on policymakers, these changes have t...
In 2020, we did see the kinds of reductions in the number of people under correctional control that we’ll need to see year after year to actually end mass incarceration. And these BJS reports express some of that optimism, with comments like “In 2020, the imprisonment rate was… the lowest since 1992” and “The 15% decrease in persons in state and fe...
The recent data reported by BJS about prison, jail, probation, and parole populations during the first year of the pandemic drive home just how quickly things can change under pressure. By and large, the changes we saw during 2020 were temporary, but they suggest how much is politically and practically feasible when there is a critical mass of supp...
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The Prison Policy Initiative produces cutting edge research to expose the broader harm of mass criminalization, and then sparks advocacy campaigns to create a more just society.
Mar 10, 2021 · For many Black, brown, and Indigenous kids, police presence in schools does not make them feel safer mainly because it’s a surefire way to be sent down the school-to-prison pipeline. Dr. Nancy A. Heitzeg provides a deep look into how this phenomenon developed, how it has changed, and how racism plays into who gets a warning and who is ...
Sep 19, 2024 · A long-term policy goal in the U.S. must be to reduce our over-reliance on incarceration through shorter prison terms, increased reliance on community sanctions, and closing prisons.
Prison Conditions. Millions of Americans are incarcerated in overcrowded, violent, and inhumane jails and prisons that do not provide treatment, education, or rehabilitation. EJI is fighting for reforms that protect incarcerated people. Escalating Violence. Denying Treatment. Tolerating Abuse.
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Feb 8, 2023 · Expediting the end of mass incarceration requires reducing prison admissions and scaling back sentences for both those entering prisons and those already there. Past reforms have reduced the number of people imprisoned for a drug offense by 46% between peak year 2007 and 2020 (see Figure 5).
