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 from the Prisoner Reentry Institute of John Jay College of Criminal Justice explores the lived experiences of people with criminal justice...
This article, from the New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, explores the long-term and often permanent impact of criminal rec...
Misplaced Priorities tracks the steady shift of state funds away from education and toward the criminal justice system. Researchers have found that ov...
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 reviews findings from a first-of-its-kind survey conducted by the Center for Community Alternatives in collaboration with the American Ass...
In response to significant concern over a lack of stable housing for individuals reentering the community after sexual offense convictions, the Connec...
Advocates and legislators across the political spectrum celebrated the passage of the First Step Act in December of 2018, the first large federal pris...