HELP US END MASS INCARCERATION
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.
Can you help us sustain this work?
Thank you,
Peter Wagner, Executive Director Donate
Can you help us sustain this work?
Thank you,
Peter Wagner, Executive Director Donate
Data Source: Data compiled by the Prison Policy Initiative from state Departments of Corrections' publicly available monthly and annual reports. These eleven states were chosen because they published monthly release data for 2019, 2020, and 2021. (Graph: Emily Widra, 2021)
This graph originally appeared in Data update: As the Delta variant ravages the country, correctional systems are dropping the ball (again).
