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This report offers a powerful, data-driven analysis of how race, disability, gender, and class intersect to shape the experiences of incarcerated individuals in the U.S. Focusing especially on pretrial detention, it highlights the compounded harms faced by multiply marginalized people—such as disabled individuals, LGBTQIA+ people, and people of color. The authors advocate for transformative, systemic reforms rooted in intersectionality, including decarceration, improved carceral conditions, and disability justice. With actionable recommendations and an abolitionist lens, this report is essential reading for anyone working toward a more just and humane criminal legal system.