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Ending 50 Years of Mass Incarceration: Urgent Reform …

WebBy year end 2021, the U.S. prison population had declined 25% since reaching its peak in 2009. 1 Still, the 1.2 million people imprisoned in 2021 were nearly …

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Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the …

WebStudies find that incarceration in juvenile facilities also reduces college enrollment and completion and lowers employment and earnings in adulthood. …

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Youth Justice Under the Coronavirus – The Sentencing …

WebDespite almost two decades of declines in U.S. youth incarceration, The Sentencing Project revealed more than 1,800 incarcerated youth tested positive for …

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Protect and Redirect: America’s Growing Movement to …

WebSecond Look Network. Ending mass incarceration requires taking a second look at extreme sentences. Learn more about our coalition of legal professionals …

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System Reforms to Reduce Youth Incarceration: Why We …

WebExecutive Summary. Well designed alternative-to-incarceration programs, such as those highlighted in Effective Alternatives to Youth Incarceration: What Works …

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Top Trends in Criminal Justice Reform, 2022 – The …

WebChallenging Racial Disparity. Racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system have been extensively documented. California officials adopted Assembly …

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Effective Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

WebEffective Alternatives to Youth Incarceration. By Richard Mendel. June 28, 2023. Report identifies six alternative to youth incarceration program models that …

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One in Five: Racial Disparity in Imprisonment — Causes …

WebIntroduction. Like an avalanche, racial disparity accumulates as people traverse the criminal legal system. The roots of this disparity precede criminal legal …

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Mass Incarceration Trends – The Sentencing Project

WebMass Incarceration’s Reach. The social, moral, and fiscal costs associated with the large-scale, decades-long investment in mass imprisonment cannot be justified …

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One in Five: How Mass Incarceration Deepens Inequality and …

WebIntroduction: How Socioeconomic Disparities Fuel Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Imprisonment. Experience with socioeconomic disadvantage is common …

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Nothing But Time: Elderly Americans Serving Life Without Parole

WebIn ten years, even if no additional LWOP sentences were added in these states, 30,000 people currently serving LWOP will be 50 or older. 60% of the elderly imprisoned serving …

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One in Five: Ending Racial Inequity in Incarceration

WebOne in five Black men born in 2001 is likely to experience imprisonment within their lifetime, a decline from one in three for those born in 1981. Pushback from …

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Ending Mass Incarceration: Safety Beyond Sentencing

WebEnding Mass Incarceration: Safety Beyond Sentencing. 1. • Strengthen opportunities for youth– Interven- tions like summer employment opportunities and training youth in …

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One in Five: Disparities in Crime and Policing

WebRacial Disparities in Crime and Victimization: Violent and Property Crimes. Black, Latinx, and American Indian communities are more likely than their white …

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Opioids: Treating an Illness, Ending a War

WebOpioids: Treating an Illness, Ending a War. By Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D. December 13, 2017. The lessons from past drug crises and the evidence supporting a …

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Testimony of Marc Mauer

WebDue to mandatory sentencing, cutbacks in parole release, limited use of executive clemency, and initiatives such as “three strikes and you’re out,” many individuals are kept in prison …

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Incarcerated LGBTQ+ Adults and Youth – The Sentencing Project

WebLGBTQ+ adults are incarcerated at three times the rate of the total adult population. LGBTQ+ youth’s representation among the incarcerated population is double …

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Counting Down: Paths to a 20-Year Maximum Prison Sentence

WebThe Sentencing Project recommends the following seven legislative reforms to cap sentences at 20 years and right-size the sentencing structure: Abolish death and …

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