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Prison Policy Initiative testifies in support of creating a right to visitation for people in...
Yesterday, Prison Policy Initiative's Advocacy Director, Sarah Staudt, testified in the House Judiciary Committee in the Colorado Legislature to support a bill...
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Prison Policy Initiative newsletter archive | Prison Policy Initiative
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Following the Money of Mass Incarceration 2026 | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph showing who profits from mass incarceration. (Hint: It's not just the private prison companies.)
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COVID-19 | Prison Policy Initiative
Research about COVID-19 and the criminal justice system
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Lower income communities have higher probation rates | Prison Policy Initiative
A graph of probation rates by income in Massachusetts
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U.S. Marshals are booking far more people into federal... | Prison Policy Initiative
A line chart showing a surge in U.S. Marshals bookings for immigration charges in February 2025, compared to relatively steady booking numbers for criminal...
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Mental health | Prison Policy Initiative
Research about Mental health and the criminal justice system
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2021/06/08/prison_mortality/
New data: State prisons are increasingly deadly places | Prison Policy Initiative
New data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that state prisons are seeing alarming rises in suicide, homicide, and drug and alcohol-related deaths.
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Oregon incarceration pie chart 2016 | Prison Policy Initiative
Pie chart showing that 23,000 Oregon residents are locked up in federal prisons, state prisons, local jails and other types of facilities
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Alaska profile | Prison Policy Initiative
Prison growth, prison size, and racial disparity data on incarceration in Alaska
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New data reveals where people in Connecticut prisons come from | Prison Policy Initiative
Report shows every community is harmed by mass incarceration
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You've Got Mail: | Prison Policy Initiative
Report, You've Got Mail:
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Annual prison commissary sales in Massachusetts, per person | Prison Policy Initiative
data visualization showing the per capita annual expenditures in Massachusetts prison commissaries
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/RI_Men_Rates_1978_2015.html
Men's incarceration rate in Rhode Island state prisons, 1978 to 2015 | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph showing the incarceration rate for men in Rhode Island state prisons. In 1978, there were 112 men incarcerated per 100,000 men in Rhode Island. By 2015,...
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Where people in prison come from: The geography of mass incarceration | Prison Policy Initiative
New data opens doors for policymakers, service providers, researchers, and journalists.
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Our list of criminal justice campaigns that can win in 2019 | Prison Policy Initiative
This report has been updated with a new version for 2022. The 2019 legislative session is almost upon us, and we've compiled - as we ...
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/50statepie/NH_correctionalcontrol_2016.html
New Hampshire correctional control pie chart 2016 | Prison Policy Initiative
Pie chart showing that 12,000 New Hampshire residents are in various types of correctional facilities or under criminal justice supervision on probation or...
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/correctional_control2018/AZ_correctional_control_2018.html
Arizona correctional control pie chart 2018 | Prison Policy Initiative
Pie chart showing that 145,470 Arizona residents are in various types of correctional facilities or under criminal justice supervision on probation or parole
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Why does Illinois' "civil commitment" system confine... | Prison Policy Initiative
Bar chart showing IL's civil commitment system confines marginalized groups at high rates
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/NJ_Prison_Jail_Population_1978-2015.html
New Jersey prison and jail population 1978-2015 | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph showing number of people in New Jersey prisons and number of people in New Jersey jails from 1978 to 2015
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South Carolina incarceraton rate, 1978 to 2012 | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing South Carolina incarceraton rate, 1978 to 2012
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/ME_Men_Counts_1978_2015.html
Number of men in Maine state prisons from 1978 to 2015 | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph showing the number of men in Maine state prisons from 1978 to 2,015. In 1978, there were 567 men in Maine state prisons. By 2015, the number of men in...
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Vermont correctional control pie chart 2016 | Prison Policy Initiative
Pie chart showing that 8,900 Vermont residents are in various types of correctional facilities or under criminal justice supervision on probation or parole
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32 reforms to the criminal legal system ripe for victory in 2024 | Prison Policy Initiative
New report highlights actionable solutions that will shrink the size of the carceral system, promote public safety, and take action on racial inequities in the...
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Overrepresention of Latinos in Washington | Prison Policy Initiative
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Incarceration rates in Utah | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing incarceration rates in Utah
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Michigan incarceration rates by race | Prison Policy Initiative
Bar charts showing that in Michigan prisons and jails, incarceration rates are highest for Black residents.
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2025 March | Prison Policy Initiative
Research and advocacy about how mass incarceration affects individuals, communities and the national welfare.
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Apr 23, 2026 - The Prison Policy Initiative was founded in 2001 by Peter Wagner. While they are most famous for their work documenting how mass incarceration skews American...
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Target agrees to compensate thousands in discriminatory hiring case | Prison Policy Initiative
A new court settlement illustrates the pervasiveness of criminal record discrimination in the United States.
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Appendix Table 6 | Prison Policy Initiative
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North Carolina incarceration pie chart 2016 | Prison Policy Initiative
Pie chart showing that 66,000 North Carolina residents are locked up in federal prisons, state prisons, local jails and other types of facilities
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/regional_rates_1978-2010.html
Regional state prison incarceration rates, 1977-2010 | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph showing the number of people incarcerated per 100,000 populaton in four regions of the United States (Northeast, South, West and Midwest from 1978 to 2010
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Illinois incarceration rates by race | Prison Policy Initiative
Bar charts showing that in Illinois prisons and jails, incarceration rates are highest for Black residents.
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Incarceration rates in Massachusetts | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing incarceration rates in Massachusetts
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Two Spokane neighborhoods are home to a disproportionate... | Prison Policy Initiative
map of Spokane, Washington showing imprisonment rate by neighborhood
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/jails2024/ID_conviction_status_1978-2019.html
Idaho's jail population by conviction status, 1978-2019 | Prison Policy Initiative
Line graph showing the number of people in Idaho jails who were convicted and the number who were unconvicted, for the years 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1999,...
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The most vulnerable people in prison often do not receive... | Prison Policy Initiative
bar chart showing percentage of people who have not received necessary medical care by type of medical need
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Overrepresention of American Indians in Utah | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing overrepresention of American Indians in Utah
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Oklahoma correctional control pie chart 2023 | Prison Policy Initiative
Pie chart showing that 53,053 Oklahoma residents are in various types of correctional facilities or under criminal justice supervision on probation or parole
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Overrepresention of Latinos in Rhode Island | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing Overrepresention of Latinos in Rhode Island
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Incarceration rates in Tennessee | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing incarceration rates in Tennessee
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/05/
2020 May | Prison Policy Initiative
Research and advocacy about how mass incarceration affects individuals, communities and the national welfare.
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Overrepresentation of Blacks in Oregon | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing Overrepresentation of Blacks in Oregon
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Prison populations in New York State Senate District 45 | Prison Policy Initiative
A map showing each county in Senate District 45. At each place there is a prison on the map, there is the name of the prison and the number of prisoners in the...
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Overrepresentation of Blacks in Illinois | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing Overrepresentation of Blacks in Illinois
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/NC_Prison_Jail_Population_1978-2015.html
North Carolina prison and jail population 1978-2015 | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph showing number of people in North Carolina prisons and number of people in North Carolina jails from 1978 to 2015
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