There Are Fewer People Behind Bars Now Than 10 Years Ago. Will It Last? Census data show incarceration rates are down. It may have more to do with the pandemic than broad reforms. Nearly two million adults were incarcerated across the country, according to the 2020 Decennial Census. The latest figures show a 13% drop in the total number of incarcerated people, or nearly 300,000 fewer people, compared with the 2010 Census.
In keeping with the tradition of giving back to the community, we will award multiple scholarships to local high school and junior college students with a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in any medical field...
For incarcerated people, handwritten letters can be a lifeline—but prisons and jails are restricting them. Prisons are increasingly banning physical mail. These may seem like small things, but anyone with a personal connection to the prison system knows they’re not...
Formerly incarcerated job seekers face not only a stigma, but also a five-times-higher unemployment rate. A new startup aims to create meaningful employment after incarceration...
One out of every three people behind bars is being held in a local jail, yet jails get almost none of the attention that prisons do. Jails are ostensibly locally controlled, but the people held there are generally accused of violating state law, and all too often state policymakers (and state reform advocates) ignore.....
Two hundred years ago, American jails were commonly used to house seriously mentally ill citizens. The inhumanity of that system led advocates in the 1800s to undertake reforms in the care of the mentally ill. Modern mental hospitals run by State governments evolved in mid-20th century America with the promise of.....
Although experiences of trauma that occur prior to or during incarceration are relatively well explored among justice-involved individuals, little is known about the traumatic events individuals experience after leaving incarceration and returning home. This report responds to this gap in the research. We suspect that trauma experienced during reentry complicates.....
The mental health care system in the United States is severely under-resourced, and America’s jails are bearing the brunt of the crisis. An estimated 43.8 million adults experience mental illness in a given year, and nearly 1 in 25 adults—or about 10 million people—live with a serious mental illness. Yet nearly 60%.....
The crime victim rights movement and mass incarceration grew side-by-side in the United States, and in many ways they deal with similar questions about the purposes, benefits, and effectiveness of the criminal justice system. The COVID-19 worldwide pandemic in 2020 tested the value attributed to.....
