The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, with some 7.2 million Americans under correctional supervision. During 2013, leg...
This report from the Vera Institute of Justice summarizes state-level mandatory sentencing reforms since 2000, discusses their impact, and offers reco...
This report by The Pew Charitable Trusts examines state spending on inmate health care and the factors driving costs higher. Nationwide, spending on h...
This study, by the National Institute of Justice, found that electronic monitoring reduces offenders’ risk of failing to meet the terms of their proba...
CantonRepBy Ed BalintShannon Ballas flashed a bright smile when she appeared before the judge in re-entry court.She was given a certificate for comply...
This report, from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), explores the exclusion of people with criminal records from work, which severely impacts...
Any comprehensive program to change American prison policy must focus to a significant degree on prison-release discretion, where it exists, and its r...
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...