Jail construction has vastly expanded America’s capacity to incarcerate people. In 1970, there were 243, 000 jail beds in the United States, but by 2017
— Read on www.vera.org/publications/broken-ground-jail-construction
Tag: Corrections
Arrest, release, repeat: How police and jails are misused to respond to social problems | Prison Policy Initiative
Report revealing that at least 4.9 million people cycle through county jails each year, and most have serious medical and economic needs.
— Read on www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/repeatarrests.html
Grits for Breakfast: Podcast: Ranking the greatest American prison songs, a crowd-sourced exoneration out of Tyler, and other stories
Grits for Breakfast: Podcast: Ranking the greatest American prison songs, a crowd-sourced exoneration out of Tyler, and other stories
— Read on gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com/2019/08/podcast-ranking-greatest-american.html
People in Prison in 2018 | Vera Institute
Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) researchers collected year-end 2017 and 2018 prison population data directly from state departments of corrections and the…
— Read on www.vera.org/publications/people-in-prison-in-2018
MORE prison resources can be accessed at the Bureau of Justice Statistics. HERE
Vera Institute Finds Drop in U.S. Prison Population | The Marshall Project
In 2018, the number of prisoners hit a nine-year low. But some states are resisting the trend.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2019/04/24/the-us-prison-population-is-shrinking
Sacramento County Jails Struggle With Long-Term Inmates | The Marshall Project
Effort to cut prison overcrowding puts some jails in crisis.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2019/04/23/who-begs-to-go-to-prison-california-jail-inmates
National Institute of Corrections | National Institute of Corrections
The National Institute of Corrections is an agency of the United States government. It is part of the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
— Read on nicic.gov/
The Marshall Project Launches News Inside, Produced by Lawrence Bartley | The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project launches a print publication that will be distributed in prisons and jails.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2019/03/28/introducing-news-inside
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