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5 days ago3 min read
Report: Many Jurisdictions Locking Up More People, ‘Reversing Years of Downward Trends’
Many systems of confinement are locking up more people, reversing years of downward trends, according to the Prison Policy Initiative’s...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 13, 20242 min read
New Election Guide Describes Officials' Influence on Criminal Justice
To help guide voters interested in criminal-justice issues, the Prison Policy Initiative published Mass incarceration is on the ballot ,...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 8, 20242 min read
Even Single Day in Jail Causes ‘Immediate, Long-Lasting Harms’
Recent research suggests that the onset of the social and economic harms caused by pretrial detention is earlier than previously...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 23, 20241 min read
New Jails Don't Address Policy, Can Lead to 'Buyer's Remorse'
Emmett Sanders, who does advocacy and policy work for the Prison Policy Initiative argues in this opinion piece that, often, policy...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 16, 20231 min read
More States Looking to End 'Prison Gerrymandering,' Report Finds
A new report from the Coalition Hub for Advancing Redistricting & Grassroots Engagement, a coalition of good-government groups working...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 9, 20232 min read
New Looks at Parole-Probation, From Prison Policy Initiative And From NY 'Less is More' Coalition
A new briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative, "Guilty by association: When parole and probation rules disrupt support systems,”...
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