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Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
Illinois Program a “Lifeline for Incarcerated Moms and Their Kids” by In the U.S. in 2023, there are about 172,700 incarcerated women and girls, according to research and advocacy group Prison Policy Initiative. Many are among those prisoners—both male and female—who together have an estimated 2.7 million to 3.6 million …
Article • December 1, 2023 • from PLN December, 2023
The Economist Calls for More Alternatives to Incarceration by The report addressed high rates of incarceration in England and Wales, though its lessons apply to the U.S., where incarceration rates are even higher. The countries’ shared inclination toward imprisonment reflects a desire to safeguard the public from potential threats, which …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Report: “Mass Supervision” Driving Mass Incarceration by A May 2023 report by Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) counts nearly 3.7 million Americans on probation or parole – nearly twice the nation’s total imprisoned population. This “mass supervision” brings the total number under control of the nation’s criminal justice system to about …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Defining ‘Carceral Deference’ by David Reutter by David M. Reutter “Carceral deference is a powerful principle built on faulty premises and with troubling and destabilizing effects,” declared Danielle C. Jefferis, an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law, in an article that appeared in the Fordham Law …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
The Gun of Incarceration by Cristian Farias by Cristian Farias New Jersey has been hailed for its approach to decarceration, including a bail reform law that some advocates see as a national model. And yet the state still supervises more than 120,000 of its residents under some form of probation …
Article • November 15, 2023 • from PLN November, 2023
Women Behind Bars, by the Numbers by On March 1, 2023, the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) released Women’s Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2023, which found an astonishing number of U.S. women and girls – almost one million – are either incarcerated or on probation or parole. That included nearly …
Article • October 15, 2023 • from PLN October, 2023
Number Held in U.S. Prisons and Jails Dipped in Pandemic’s Second Year by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS Report) in December 2022, “the number of persons under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
Executive Inaction: States and Federal Government Fail to Use Commutations as a Release Mechanism by Naila Awan, Katie Rose Quandt By Naila Awan and Katie Rose Quandt   On April 26, 2022, President Joe Biden used his executive powers to commute the federal sentences of 75 people — a first step …
Article • August 15, 2023 • from PLN August, 2023
New Report Pats BOP on the Back for Addressing Problems With Restrictive Housing, PREA by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders In February 2023, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) published a surprisingly positive assessment of restrictive housing and sex abuse in the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) – the same …
Article • July 15, 2023 • from PLN July, 2023
States Take Legislative Action to Address Family Separation by Incarceration by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi When incarceration begins for a prisoner, a separate punishment also begins for his or her children. On February 27, 2023, Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) published its findings in How 12 States Are Addressing Family …
Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
U.S. Prisoner Numbers Slowly Declining by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon New data released in December 2022 by the federal Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) showed a steady decline in prison population from 2011 to 2021 – nearly 25% overall. The number of people imprisoned today – …
Article • May 1, 2023 • from PLN May, 2023
Nebraska Pays $479,000 for Restrictive Housing Prisoner’s Murder While Double-Celled by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson On May 10, 2022, the federal court for the District of Nebraska granted dismissal to the estate of a prisoner murdered by his cellmate, while the two were double-bunked despite being classified for restrictive …
Article • April 1, 2023 • from PLN April, 2023
Report Shows How Perverse Financial Incentives Drive Mass Incarceration and Inequity in Criminal Justice System by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A 72-page report by the Brennan Center for Justice published on July 6, 2022, shows how civil asset forfeiture, fines, fees and privatized community supervision shift the costs of …
California Halted from Re-Integrating “Sensitive Needs” Prisoners Into General Population by David Reutter by David M. Reutter California’s Superior Court for Sacramento County issued a Writ of Mandate on September 30, 2022, ordering the state Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to “immediately cease” transferring prisoners under a controversial new …
Article • June 27, 2022
The Impact of Criminalizing Abortion on Prisoners and Mass Incarceration by Paul Wright By Paul Wright Over the course of its 233-year history, the United States Supreme Court (USSC) has reversed its prior decisions on occasion. Until now those reversals have generally been to expand constitutional rights for the populace, …
Publication • 2022
People Over Profit-The Case for Abolishing the Prison Financial System, 2022 People over Profit: The Case for Abolishing the Prison Financial System Sean Kolkey * The term “mass incarceration” is used to describe a crisis that, to many, is both abstract and distant. But for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, low-income, and …
Punitive Surveillance, 2022 COPYRIGHT © 2022 VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW ASSOCIATION PUNITIVE SURVEILLANCE Kate Weisburd* Budget constraints, bipartisan desire to address mass incarceration, and the COVID-19 crisis in prisons have triggered state and federal officials to seek alternatives to incarceration. As a result, invasive electronic surveillance—such as GPS-equipped ankle monitors, smartphone …
Time in Cell-2021 Snapshot of Restrictive Housing, Aug. 2022 The Liman Center at YALE LAW SCHOOL TIME-IN-CELL: A 2021 SNAPSHOT OF RESTRICTIVE HOUSING Based on a Nationwide Survey of U.S. Prison Systems CORRECTIONAL LEADERS ASSOCIATION ARTHUR LIMAN CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW at YALE LAW SCHOOL Time-In-Cell: A 2021 Snapshot …
Publication • 2022
CLA-2021 Snapshot of Restrictive Housing-Aug. 2022 The Liman Center at YALE LAW SCHOOL TIME-IN-CELL 2021 TIME-IN-CELL: A 2021 SNAPSHOT OF RESTRICTIVE HOUSING Based on a Nationwide Survey of U.S. Prison Systems CORRECTIONAL LEADERS ASSOCIATION ARTHUR LIMAN CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW at YALE LAW SCHOOL Time-In-Cell: A 2021 Snapshot of …
Publication • 2022
Examining Prison Releases in Response to COVID - July 2022 Examining Prison Releases in Response to COVID: LESSONS LEARNED FOR REDUCING THE EFFECTS OF MASS INCARCERATION Kelly Lyn Mitchell Julia Laskorunsky Natalie Bielenberg Lucy Chin Madison Wadsworth July 2022 Acknowledgements This report was prepared with support from Arnold Ventures. We …
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