Incarceration Trends Dataset
Download Vera’s county-level jail and prison dataset.
Download Vera’s county-level jail and prison dataset.
Before hurricanes Helene and Milton, officials failed to evacuate people in jails and prisons—yet most states rely on incarcerated people to work disaster response for little to no pay.
Incarcerated women fill sandbags before Hurricane Dorian in Florida in 2019. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA via Getty) When the need arises for disaster preparation, response, and recovery efforts, incarcerated people are put to work. With cleanup efforts underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, they have cut down trees and cleared hundreds of miles of ...
If this notorious policy initiative is implemented, millions would be denied access to an attorney in immigration court.
By now, you’ve likely heard a lot about Project 2025. The notorious policy road map lays out a vision that, if implemented, would completely transform the United States federal government, with catastrophic results. One of the most devastating aspects of Project 2025 is its plan to reshape the current U.S. immigration system. Many of its policies ...