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Government survey results illuminate the broader consequences of locking up people with children.

Mar 4, 2024 - Five public defenders are running for seats on Los Angeles Superior Court. At the March 5 primary, voters can decide to buck the status quo.

Jan 15, 2022 - Wins by José Garza and Monique Worrell add to a series of victories for criminal justice reformers this year. Austin and Orlando sent progressive candidates...

The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why - 2023.

Sep 19, 2023 - Over the coming weeks, “Inside Out” will highlight the experiences of formerly incarcerated individuals and their families, look at efforts to improve...

The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why - 2025.

Read 11.5k reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. "Jarvious Cotton's great-great-grandfather could not vote as a slave. His...

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172,700 women are behind bars in the U.S. See the report that shows where they are locked up and why.

Feb 12, 2026 - Mass incarceration advocate Xaviaer DuRousseau, former BLM activist turned PragerU host, told Fox News Digital that crime, not race, determines jail time.

Dec 15, 2020 - The report found that spread inside correctional facilities contributed to community spread, particularly in California, Florida and Texas.

Jan 29, 2022 - Parisa Dehghani-Tafti and Steve Descano oust the chief prosecutors of Arlington and Fairfax counties, overhauling prosecution in Northern Virginia. Theo...

Graph showing who profits from mass incarceration. (Hint: It's not just the private prison companies.)

Jan 31, 2022 - These are key local elections where criminal justice reform is on the line next month. The summer’s renewed Black Lives Matter protests brought law...

In Dismantling Mass Incarceration, coeditors Premal Dharia, James Forman, Jr., and Maria Hawilo examine the […]

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Aug 5, 2020 - I know it might be hard to believe, but communities are still segregated–Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for example, is one of the most segregated cities in the...

NACDL is a leader in the movement to end America’s unjust, discriminatory, and ineffective policy of mass incarceration – a policy which in...

Jan 15, 2022 - In Maricopa County, years of harsh charging and sentencing policies have sent state incarceration rates soaring. Now that legacy is in question in...

Jan 31, 2022 - In a Q&A, Ben Pogue, who is running to be the chief prosecutor of South Carolina’s Ninth Circuit, discusses how he would confront racial injustice. In...

New FWD.us research shows mass incarceration is costing families with incarcerated loved ones nearly $348 billion every year in lost wages and out-of-pocket...

Apr 14, 2023 - Mik Pappas, elected judge in 2017 with the support of the local DSA, is now running for higher office as part of a slate that wants to change the legal... Read...

Feb 15, 2024 - Written by Safiyya Ahmad While the BCCLA works towards systemic change in the criminal legal system, Canada’s use of mass incarceration against Indigenous...

A woman's 20-year fight to free her husband is captured on home video and cut together into a profoundly moving story of hope.

The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why - 2024.