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The Prison Policy Initiative uses research, advocacy, and organizing to dismantle mass incarceration. We’ve been in this movement for 22 years, thanks to individual donors like you.
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Peter Wagner, Executive Director Donate
Can you help us sustain this work?
Thank you,
Peter Wagner, Executive Director Donate
Articles by Danielle Squillante
- Highlights from a bustling year at Prison Policy Initiative
In our new annual report, we share examples of how we empower the reform movement with the data it needs to counter “tough on crime” narratives
Oct 16, 2024 - Mass Incarceration 101: Resources to help students and teachers understand the carceral system
It’s back to school season, so we’ve curated information and tools for students and teachers to use when researching the carceral system.
Sep 3, 2024 - Welcome, Regan Huston!
Please welcome our new Digital Communications Strategist, Regan Huston!
Mar 18, 2024 - 12 of our most important reports, briefings, and tools in 2023
New data on the overuse of probation and parole, insights into the racial disparities in prisons and jails, and much more. Here are the highlights of our work in 2023.
Dec 21, 2023 - Highlights from a busy year at Prison Policy Initiative
In our new annual report, we share examples of how we armed the reform movement with the data it needs to push for real change
Sep 29, 2023 - Memo to Kansas City, Mo.: Time to rethink your plan to build a new jail
At the request of Decarcerate KC, we reviewed the city’s plans to build a new jail and found the community doesn’t actually need more jail beds and most people currently in its custody are there for minor offenses.
Sep 21, 2023 - Welcome, Emmett Sanders!
Please welcome our new Policy and Advocacy Associate, Emmett Sanders!
Jul 24, 2023 - Welcome, Brian Nam-Sonenstein!
Please welcome our new Senior Editor & Researcher, Brian Nam-Sonenstein!
May 15, 2023 - Welcome, Sarah Staudt!
Please welcome our new Policy & Advocacy Manager, Sarah Staudt!
May 9, 2023
Recommended Reading:
50 state incarceration profiles
All of our recent reports about prison/jail growth, racial disparities, and more, re-organized by state.
The rapid & unregulated growth of e-messaging in prisons
It can strengthen connections, but instead has been used to sap money from incarcerated people.
Incarceration and supervision by states
Probation and parole are the leading forms of mass punishment in America.
Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.