We've The Prison Policy Initiative has added 15 new reports to the Research Library:

• Nowhere to Go: Homelessness among formerly incarcerated people by Prison Policy Initiative, August, 2018
  "Formerly incarcerated people are almost 10 times more likely to be homeless than the general public." Filed under:
  Recidivism and Reentry Poverty and wealth Race and ethnicity Women
• Parent-Child Visiting Practices in Prisons and Jails A Synthesis of Research and Practice by Urban Institute, April, 2017
  "This paper presents key findings on what is known about the design, implementation, and effectiveness of parent-child visits." Filed under:
  Families Conditions of Confinement Youth
• New York State Parole Board: Failures in Staffing and Performance by The Parole Preparation Project and The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, August, 2018
  This report examines the status of the New York State Parole Board, finding that severe staffing shortages, unlawful procedures, and unethical behavior threaten the board's integrity and fail both incarcerated people and the public. Filed under:
  Probation and parole
• Full Human Beings: An argument for incarcerated voter enfranchisement by Peoples Policy Project, May, 2018
  This report argues that all US states should allow incarcerated people to vote, something that only Maine and Vermont currently permit. Filed under:
  Felon Disenfranchisement
• Militarization fails to enhance police safety or reduce crime but may harm police reputation by Jonathan Mummolo, August, 2018
  This article argues that militarized police units are more often deployed in communities with large shares of African American residents, they fail to enhance officer safety or reduce local crime, and may diminish police reputation in the mass public. Filed under:
  Police and Policing Race and ethnicity
• Officer Health and Wellness Results from the California Correctional Officer Survey by Amy E. Lerman, November, 2017
  This report summarizes the results from a correctional officer study examining mental and physical wellness; exposure to violence; attitudes towards rehabilitation and punishment; job training and management; work-life balance; and training and support. Filed under:
  Conditions of Confinement
• The Role of Gun Supply in 1980s and 1990s Youth Violence by Alan Bartley & Geoffrey Fain Williams, June, 2015
  This report documents that the positive supply shock increased the availability of guns to criminally active youth and led to higher rates of gun access for young black men. Filed under:
  Crime and Crime Rates Gun Control
• Decarceration Strategies: How 5 States Achieved Substantial Prison Population Reductions by The Sentencing Project, September, 2018
  This report summarizes key strategies and practices used by Connecticut, Michigan, Mississippi, Rhode Island, and South Carolina to reduce their prison populations, followed by extensive reviews for each of the five states. Filed under:
  Incarceration Rates Growth Causes
• The effect of prison visitation on reentry success: A meta-analysis by Meghan Mitchell and Kallee McCollough, July, 2016
  Results indicate that prison visitation generates modest reductions in post-release offending, which is moderated by gender, visitation type, time at risk, and recidivism measures. Filed under:
  Recidivism and Reentry
• Repairing the Road to Redemption in California by Californians for Safety and Justice, September, 2018
  This report highlights the lifetime consequences of having a conviction in California for individuals, families, and communities and includes recommendations to increase legal remedies and remove unnecessary restrictions. Filed under:
  Recidivism and Reentry
• The Price of Justice: The High Cost of "Free" Counsel for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System by Juvenile Law Center, July, 2018
  The report shows that requiring youth and their families to pay for the cost of court-appointed counsel forces youth deep into the criminal justice system, keeps them under justice system supervision longer, and pushes families deeper into poverty. Filed under:
  Youth
• Exonerations in 2017 by The National Registry of Exonerations, March, 2018
  "The National Registry of Exonerations has recorded 139 exonerations in 2017." Filed under:
  Trials
• Exonerations in the United States Before 1989 by National Registry of Exonerations, March, 2018
  "This year we have added stories and data about 369 earlier exonerations, from 1820 through 1988." Filed under:
  Trials Trials
• A Way Out: Abolishing Death by Incarceration in Pennsylvania by Abolitionist Law Center, September, 2018
  This report articulates a multi-strategy, movement-building framework for abolishing death by incarceration in Pennsylvania. Filed under:
  Sentencing Policy and Practices
• Emerging Issues in American Policy Volume 4, July 2018 by Vera Institute of Justice, July, 2018
  This quarterly digest presents innovations in the field of policing from leading academic journals and research publications. Filed under:
  Police and Policing