January 20, 2022
Special ReportBail reform, roll backs to that legislation, and the COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented changes in jail incarceration across New York State. Use this tool to understand these shifts at the state and county levels.
February 18, 2021
Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) researchers collected data on the number of people in local jails and state and federal prisons throughout 2020 and into spring 2021. Vera researchers estimated the incarcerated population using a sample of approximately 1,600 jail jurisdictions, 50 states, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service (U ...
The United States incarcerates far too many people, for far too long—and sometimes for crimes that are no longer even illegal.
As Joe Biden’s presidency winds to an end, thousands of people unjustly locked in federal prisons hope that he will keep his promise to free those with cannabis-related convictions and help undo some of the harm caused by the failed “War on Drugs.” “I think we should decriminalize marijuana, period,” Biden said during a Democratic primary debate p ...
