Any comprehensive program to change American prison policy must focus to a significant degree on prison-release discretion, where it exists, and its r...
In response to significant concern over a lack of stable housing for individuals reentering the community after sexual offense convictions, the Connec...
This brief explores children’s behaviors when a father is incarcerated and when the father is released, examining whether the negative child outcomes ...
Mass incarceration disproportionately impacts lower-income communities, communities of color, and persons with disabilities, creating a barrier to ach...
This report from The Pew Charitable Trusts highlights findings from an evaluation of Louisiana’s Act 402 (House Bill 423), which sets a 90-day sentenc...
The past several years have seen a surge of interest in using risk assessment in criminal sentencing, both to reduce recidivism and to reduce prison p...
This new interactive report from the Vera Institute of Justice identifies the major trends and developments in justice systems that occurred across th...
Risk assessment instruments figure prominently in current criminal justice reforms, but their use is controversial. The principal concern is that bene...