Rural Jails — Eliminating rural jail funding; investing in communities

Confront the rural jail crisis by ensuring that plans to support and revitalize rural communities include strategies to reduce rural jail populations. We need to reverse America’s rural jail crisis—this is the only way to shrink the overall footprint of the ...

Rural America’s Jail Dilemma

Sociologists examine rural justice systems

COVID-19 Imperils People in Rural Jails

It appears to be just a matter of time until things get much worse, especially when one considers the lack of rural health care resources: 128 hospitals have closed in rural counties since 2010. People in jails and prisons are among the people most at risk for...

America’s Rural-Jail-Death Problem

The Rise of Rural Incarceration

Combating rising incarceration in rural areas

Urban-Rural Divide: Examining Incarceration Rates at Rural Jails Across Virginia

Rural Jails: Overlooked Too Long

Study could help reduce rural incarceration rates

Incarceration is Skyrocketing in Rural America

Report: Tennessee Rural Jail Expenses Climbing