https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/Z6coshrink.html
56 Counties Lost Population Where Census Showed Gain by... | Prison Policy Initiative
A map showing the 56 counties that the Census 2000 reported as growing when, except for prisoners counted as residents, they shrank during the 1990s.
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/CT_Prison_Jail_Rate_1978-2015.html
Connecticut incarceration rate, 1978 to 2015 | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph showing number of people in Connecticut prisons, per 100,000 population, from 1978 to 2015
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/50statepie/GA_pie_2016.html
Georgia incarceration pie chart 2016 | Prison Policy Initiative
Pie chart showing that 103,000 Georgia 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/DC_incrates2001.html
District of Columbia incarceration rates... | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing the incarceration rates by race for District of Columbia in 2001
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/public_private_1999-2012.html
Public and Private Prisons, 1999-2012 | Prison Policy Initiative
Number of people in state or federal prison custody from 1999 to 2012 by whether they are held in a facility run by the government or a under contract with a...
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/WI.html?ref=therednation.org
Wisconsin profile | Prison Policy Initiative
Prison growth, prison size, and racial disparity data on incarceration in Wisconsin
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/mortality_over45.html
Terminal and chronic illnesses are the leading causes of... | Prison Policy Initiative
Chart showing that the leading causes of death among people in prison over age 45 from 2001-2016 were cancer, heart disease, liver disease, and respiratory...
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/visuals/staff_picks.html
Staff picks | Prison Policy Initiative
Visualizations about Staff picks within the criminal justice system
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/phones/appendix_table_7.html
Phone rates and average daily population in Michigan jails | Prison Policy Initiative
Data table with phone rates and average daily population of select jails in Michigan.
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/HI_incrates2001.html
Hawaii incarceration rates by race, 2001... | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing the incarceration rates by race for Hawaii in 2001
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/2025_women.html
World Women's Incarceration Rates If Every U.S. State Were A... | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph shows the number of women in state prisons, local jails, and federal prisons from each U.S. state per 100,000 people in that state and the incarceration...
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/10/01/reporter-guides/
A reporter’s guide to reporting guides around incarceration | Prison Policy Initiative
Resources for honing reporting skills, working with incarcerated writers, and framing your coverage well.
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/2010percent/NV_Blacks_2010.html
Overrepresentation of Blacks in Nevada | Prison Policy Initiative
graph showing Overrepresentation of Blacks in Nevada
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/whatvictimswant_forpie2025.html
What do victims of violent crime really want? | Prison Policy Initiative
Chart showing responses from a 2022 survey of violent crime victims. 75% prefer holding people accountable through options beyond imprisonment. 80% prefer...
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/VT_White.html
Whites are underrepresented in Vermont prisons... Census 2000 | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph showing that Whites are underrepresented in Vermont prisons and jails. The Vermont population is 96.80% White, but the incarcerated population is 90.20%...
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/deathrow_map.html
Over 1,100 people across 21 states sit on death row.... | Prison Policy Initiative
Map showing over 1,100 people on death rows in 21 states with active death penalty policies
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/correctional_control2023/NM_correctional_control_2023.html
New Mexico correctional control pie chart 2023 | Prison Policy Initiative
Pie chart showing that 26,142 New Mexico residents are in various types of correctional facilities or under criminal justice supervision on probation or parole
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2023.html
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023 | Prison Policy Initiative
The big picture on how many people are locked up in the United States and why - 2023.
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/parole_rates_calif_ala_sc.html
Until recently, California granted parole to a smaller share... | Prison Policy Initiative
Graph showing parole rates in California between 2019 and 2022 compared with parole rates in South Carolina and Alabama. Until recently, California grant rates...
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https://www.prisonpolicy.org/importing/pr.html
Importing Constituents Press Release | Prison Policy Initiative
Press release on a new report documenting how New York's electoral districts are distorted by the Census Bureau's method of tabulating incarcerated populations.
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