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On Bail Reform We Need Less Fear-Based Speculation—and More Data
One metric of bail reform’s success is its impact on the statewide jail…
Feb 14, 2020
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Getting Rid of Private Prisons Isn’t Enough
As the field of presidential nominees narrows, the candidates have been honing…
Jan 27, 2020
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Lesson Plans for Justice Reform: A Call to Action for Students and Teachers
Whether you’re a teacher or student—and whether you’re preparing for Martin…
Jan 15, 2020
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The Arrest-Jail Admission Gap
More than 10 million arrests were made across the United States in 2016.…
Jan 10, 2020
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Federal Leadership Needed to Transform Conditions of Confinement
Six hundred thousand—that’s the approximate number of people in the United…
Jan 09, 2020
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The Shocking Lack of Due Process for Immigrants
After Mariana, a mother of three, was detained by ICE, she described the…
Jan 02, 2020
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A Sentinel Review Process Could Help Washington D.C.
When mistakes happen in the criminal justice system, we often seek to cast…
Dec 19, 2019
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Time for a New Federal Commitment on Rural Jail Incarceration
Across America, in rural communities and small cities, jail incarceration is…
Dec 16, 2019
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Study Links Solitary Confinement to Increased Risk of Death After Release
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published a…
Dec 04, 2019
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Vera’s Incarceration Trends State Fact Sheets
This week we released Incarceration Trends in Local Jails and State Prisons…
Dec 03, 2019