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We've The Prison Policy Initiative has added 15 new reports to the research clearinghouse:
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Integrated Health Care and Criminal Justice Data: Viewing the Intersection of Public Safety, Public Health, and Public Policy Through a New Lens: Lessons from Camden, NJ by Harvard Kennedy School, April, 2018
This study suggests that we should shift from reacting to immediate health & crime crises as distinct events to focusing on holistic approaches that result in better individual outcomes, increased public safety, and reduced system costs. Categories: Health impact Community Impact Recidivism and Reentry
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2017 Federal Sentencing Statistics by United States Sentencing Commission, April, 2018
"These reports examine federal sentencing statistics from each judicial district, the districts within each judicial circuit, and the districts within each state." Categories: Sentencing Policy and Practices
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The Evolving Landscape of Crime and Incarceration by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, April, 2018
This report shows that a 67 percent majority agrees that "building more jails and prisons to keep more people in jail does not reduce crime," including 61 percent of rural Americans. Categories: Economics of Incarceration
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Report to the United Nations on Racial Disparities in the U.S. Criminal Justice System by The Sentencing Project, April, 2018
"This report chronicles the racial disparity that permeates every stage of the United States criminal justice system, from arrest to trial to sentencing to post prison experiences." Categories: Race and ethnicity General
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The Prison Industrial Complex: Mapping Private Sector Players by Urban Justice Center, April, 2018
"This report exposes over 3,100 corporations that profit from the devastating mass incarceration of our nation's marginalized communities." Categories: Economics of Incarceration
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An Unsupported Population: The Treatment of Women in Texas' Criminal Justice System by Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, April, 2018
This report explores the unique issues facing women impacted by the criminal justice system, including challenges within Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facilities. Categories: Women
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Detention of Juveniles in Illinois: Recommendations to Right-Size Detention through Reforms and Fiscal Incentives to Develop Community-Based Alternatives. by Juvenile Justice Initiative, April, 2018
"This report includes a series of recommendations to "right-size" juvenile detention in Illinois." Categories: Youth Incarceration Rates Growth Causes
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Cruel and Usual: A National Prisoner Survey of Prison Food and Health Care Quality by Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, April, 2018
This report examines survey responses from incarcerated people on unsanitary prison conditions, poor food quality, and inadequate health care treatment. Categories: Conditions of Confinement
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50-State Report on Public Safety by The Council of State Governments, March, 2018
This report brings together data from all 50 states on crime, recidivism, corrections trends, and key findings from research on what works to guide the design of new public safety efforts. Categories: General
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Mass Incarceration: A Major Cause of Hunger by Bread for the World Institute, February, 2018
This paper explains how mass incarceration increases food insecurity. Categories: Community Impact
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Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems, 2016: A Criminal Justice Information Policy Report by Bureau of Justice Statistics, February, 2018
This report shows that there are 110,235,200 criminal history files across the U.S., including Puerto Rico and Guam. Categories: General
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An Overview of Offender Reentry by National Institute of Justice, 2018
"The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the offender reentry literature, offender outcomes, and the reentry initiatives that may work to improve public safety." Categories: Recidivism and Reentry
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Injuries associated with bunk beds that occur in jail by Randall T. Lodera and Jocelyn Cole Young, October, 2017
"Jails account for 29% of all bunk bed injuries resulting in an ED visit in the USA (for people age 10 and over). Addressing this problem will require a multidisciplinary approach involving medicine, material engineering, and criminal justice." Categories: Health impact Jails
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Urban crime rates and the changing face of immigration: Evidence across four decades by Robert Adelman, Lesley Williams Reid, Gail Markle, Saskia Weiss, and Charles Jaret, 2017
This article finds that immigration is consistently linked to decreases in violent (e.g., murder) and property (e.g., burglary) crime between 1970 and 2010. Categories: Immigration Crime and Crime Rates
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65 Million "Need Not Apply": The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment by The National Employment Law Project, March, 2011
Too often, employers, staffing firms, and screening firms disregard civil rights and consumer protections, categorically banning people with criminal records from employment. Categories: Recidivism and Reentry Economics of Incarceration
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