Geographic Punishments
The Prison Policy Initiative has used its mapping skills — developed for our campaign to end prison gerrymandering — to help explain why two types of laws do more harm than good:
- Sentencing Enhancement Zones (aka drug-free zones)
- Geographic exclusions on where people on the sex offender registries may live or work
Recommended Reading:
The unmet health needs of people in prison
States fall far short of their duty to meet the health needs of incarcerated people.
All profit, no risk
The bail industry exploits cracks and loopholes in the legal system to avoid accountability, while growing its profits.
Compare your state's use of the prison to the world at large
Criminal justice policy in every region of the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.
Prison Gerrymandering Project
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.