Hi everyone, This morning, the Prison Policy Initiative released a new edition of our report Following the Money of Mass Incarceration , first published in 2017. In this detailed data visual and essay, we break down the massive costs - now totaling $445 billion - that the criminal...
Hi everyone, I wanted to bring your attention to a resource the Prison Policy Initiative published recently. Our new "Carceral Humanism" toolkit is a roadmap for advocates seeking to put their efforts behind reforms that are focused on impact, not image. The toolkit explains how some reforms...
This Prison Policy Initiative briefing highlights data projects tracking police misconduct, use of force, and officer employment histories across the United States. In response to persistent challenges in police accountability, advocates and researchers have built public databases using records...
Caging compassion: Recognizing and resisting carceral humanist narratives in criminal justice reform Advocates for criminal justice reform are often caught between the immediate need to address the dehumanizing conditions people are subjected to and the need to make actual lasting reforms to...
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JMI is thrilled to announce the release of our first podcast, featuring leaders from the SJC Wičhóyaŋke Network! Just Conversations: Indigenous Teachings for Recovery and Reform is a three-part podcast series highlighting Indigenous-led organizations working to improve justice outcomes in...
The Safety and Justice Challenge (SJC) Research Year-in-Review is a roundup of the latest research from sites across the initiative. The Review is compiled by CUNY ISLG, which serves as the primary data and analytic partner for the SJC, as well as the manager of the SJC Research Consortium....
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Hi all, I hope your week is off to a great start, and apologies in advance for cross-posts! I'm excited to share that today, The Bail Project released "Detention by Design: The Constitutional Crossroads of Pretrial Justice , " a new report that maps a dangerous shift in the...
Detention-by-Design-The-Bail-Project.pdf
Determining how to respond to probation violations in a timely, appropriate way that helps deter future violations is one of the most challenging aspects of community supervision. The MacArthur Foundation's Safety and Justice Challenge CasePro Network, in collaboration with the Probation...
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