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153 Killed in Custody in Salvadorian Gang Crackdown by A report by human rights group Cristosal on May 29, 2023, detailed how lethal El Salvador’s war on the Central American country’s gangs has been: 153 people have died in custody since Pres. Nayib Bukele’s campaign began in March 2022. Targeting …
Article • January 1, 2024 • from PLN January, 2024
Another Report Verifies That Prison Deaths Soared During COVID-19 Pandemic by A mortality study released on December 1, 2023, found that the death rate in U.S. prisons spiked 77% during 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, not all the increase was directly attributable to the disease. The …
Article • June 15, 2023 • from PLN June, 2023
Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Latest First Step Act Data by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian The First Step Act of 2018 (FSA) was signed into law in December 2018. Among other hoped-for benefits was that the legislation would help reduce recidivism and decrease the overall prison population. However, …
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 • June 1, 2023
Fewer Juveniles in U.S. Detention Facilities, But Problems Persist by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Anyone who watches news or primetime television shows may think that crime by violent youths is on the rise. However, a study released by The Sentencing Project in May 2023 proves the opposite is true: …
Article • November 30, 2022 • from PLN December, 2022
LGBTQ Adults and Youth Face Criminalization and Over-Incarceration by Jacob Barrett by Jacob Barrett LGBTQ individuals continue to be criminalized for their sexuality, resulting in high rates of incarceration and higher chances of solitary confinement once behind bars. That’s the take-away from a report by The Sentencing Project issued on …
Publication • 2022
U.S. Dept of Justice-Prisoners in 2021-Statistical Tables, Dec. 2022 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics December 2022, NCJ 305125 E. Ann Carson, PhD, BJS Statistician F rom yearend 2020 to yearend 2021, the number of persons under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional …
Article • April 1, 2022 • from PLN April, 2022
Death by Incarceration: Study Reveals High Death Rates Inside NY’s State Prisons by Keith Sanders by Keith Sanders  In 1972, when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed capital punishment, New York state had been executing people since 1608. The total number of individuals put to death by the state in that …
Article • June 1, 2021 • from PLN June, 2021
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
U.S. DOJ Statistics on Race and Ethnicity of Violent Crime Perpetrators by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke In a January 2021 statistical brief, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics addressed the issue of the race and ethnicity of perpetrators of violent crimes in 2018. Based on data …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Vera Institute of Justice, People in Jail and Prison in Spring 2021 People in Jail and Prison in Spring 2021 Jacob Kang-Brown, Chase Montagnet, and Jasmine Heiss June 2021 Summary When the COVID-19 pandemic was first detected Figure 1 in the United States, it was clear that the virus The …
Publication • 2021
Mortality in Local Jails 2000-2019 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics December 2021, NCJ 301368 E. Ann Carson, Ph.D., BJS Statistician A total of 1,200 persons died in local jails in 2019, a more than 5% increase from 2018 (1,138 deaths) and a 33% …
Article • April 21, 2021
COVID-19 Responses Differ Between Prison Systems by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon   Early in 2020, health and penology experts warned that prisons would become hot spots for COVID-19 contagion, primarily because of overcrowding that effectively prevents the ability to socially distance among many other factors. Some prison systems have …
Article • April 21, 2021
New Research on Texas Diversionary Programs Shows Lower Crime Rates by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso   A new study using data from the Houston, Texas area shows that the use of diversionary programs results in overall lower crime, including among high-risk demographic groups. The study, “Diversion in the …
Article • February 26, 2021
Filed under: COVID-19, Statistics/Trends
Pennsylvania: Flawed COVID Data by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins  For the millions of Americans with loved ones behind bars, information posted online by the prison systems often provides the only inkling of what is happening inside the walls on a day­to-day basis. Never has this been more true than …
Publication • December 1, 2020
Dept. of Justice - Bureau of Justice Statistics - Federal Deaths in Custody and During Arrest, 2016-2017 - Statistical Tables, 2020 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics December 2020, NCJ 252838 Connor Brooks and Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D., BJS Statisticians Anthony Whyde, former BJS …
U.S. Dept. of Justice - Correctional Populations in the United States, 2017-2018 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics August 2020, NCJ 252157 Bul l etin Correctional Populations in the United States, 2017-2018 Laura M. Maruschak and Todd D. Minton, BJS Statisticians A n estimated …
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Prison and Jail Civil Rights & Conditions Cases - Longitudinal Statistics Margo Schlanger* Prison and Jail Civil Rights/Conditions Cases: Longitudinal Statistics Appendix to: Slamming the Courthouse Door: 25 Years of Evidence for Repealing the Prison Litigation Reform Act, Prison Policy Initiative (April 26, 2021), at https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/PLRA_25.html * Wade H. and …
Publication • May 1, 2020
U.S. Prison Decline: Insufficient to Undo Mass Incarceration, The Sentencing Project, 2020 U.S. PRISON DECLINE: INSUFFICIENT TO UNDO MASS INCARCERATION U.S. Prison Decline: Insufficient to Undo Mass Incarceration By yearend 2018, the U.S. prison population reached 1.4 million people, declining by 9% since reaching its peak level in 2009. This …
Article • April 1, 2020 • from PLN April, 2020
Funding and Leadership Failures Result in Less Criminal Justice Data by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso Several late or missing reports from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) highlights a trend toward less reporting and accountability by the federal government. The Crime and Justice Research Alliance, a nonprofit group …
Article • March 4, 2020 • from PLN March, 2020
Filed under: Statistics/Trends
Report Published on Louisiana’s Extensive Use Of Solitary Confinement by Scott Grammer by Scott Grammer joint report published in June 2019by Solitary Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, and the Jesuit Social Research Institute/Loyola University New Orleans discusses the use of solitary confinement by the Louisiana prison system. …
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