We've added 62 new reports to the research clearinghouse:

• An Analysis of the Implementation of the 2014 Clemency Initiative by United States Sentencing Commission, September, 2017
  "President Obama made 1,928 grants of clemency during his presidency. Of them, 1,716 were commutations of sentence, more commutations than any other President has granted."
• American Indian and Alaska Natives in Local Jails, 1999-2014 by Bureau of Justice Statistics, September, 2017
  (An estimated 10,400 American Indian and Alaska Native people were held in local jails at midyear 2014, up from an estimated 5,500 at midyear 1999.)
• Against the Odds: Experimenting with Alternative Forms of Bail in New York City's Criminal Courts by Vera Institute of Justice, September, 2017
  "If New York City courts opted more frequently for alternative forms of bail, they could potentially reduce the use of pretrial detention without compromising other important considerations of compliance with court appearances and public safety."
• A State Survey of Serious Mental Illness, Major Crimes and Community Treatment by Treatment Advocacy Center, September, 2017
  (This report ascertain each state's structure and programming to assist individuals with serious mental illness who have committed major crimes succeed after community reentry.)
• The impacts of incarceration on crime by Open Philanthropy Project, September, 2017
  "The best estimate of the impact of additional incarceration on crime in the United States today is zero. And, while that estimate is not certain, there is as much reason overall to believe that incarceration increases crime as decreases it."
• Keeping Kids and Parents Together: A Healthier Approach to Sentencing in Massachusetts by Human Impact Partners, September, 2017
  "Increasing judges' discretion to authorize alternatives to incarceration that include treatment instead of prison or jail where appropriate can keep families intact."
• Opening Doors: How to develop reentry programs using examples from public housing authorities by Vera Institute of Justice, September, 2017
  "This guide is designed to support PHAs and other agencies that are beginning to develop new housing strategies and programming to meet the needs of formerly incarcerated people."
• Reflections on New National Data on LGBQ/GNCT Youth in the Justice System by Harvard Kennedy School, September, 2017
  (12-13% of boys in the justice system identify as gay, bisexual, questioning, gender nonconforming, or transgender (GBQ/GNCT), while 40% of girls identify as LBQ/GNCT. And, of these LGBQ/GNCT youth, 85% nationally are of color.)
• Tribal Cime Data Collection Activities, 2017 by Bureau of Justice Statistics, July, 2017
  "At midyear 2015, an estimated 2,510 inmates were confined in 76 Indian country jails. This was a 5.5% increase from the 2,380 inmates confined at midyear 2014 in 79 facilities."
• Drug Use, Dependence, And Abuse Among State Prisoners And Jail Inmates, 2007-2009 by Bureau of Justice Statistics, June, 2017
  "More than half of state prisoners and two-thirds of sentenced jail inmates met the criteria for drug dependence or abuse...In comparison, approximately 5% of the total general population age 18 or older met the criteria"
• Criminal Background Checks and Access to Jobs: A Case Study of Washington, DC by Urban Institute, June, 2017
  "Examining local regulations and DC's labor market reveals that justice-involved people-- whether formally incarcerated or not-- face significant challenges finding work in the city."
• Trends in U.S. Corrections by Sentencing Project, June, 2017
  (This fact sheet, updated June 2017, provides a compilation of key developments in the criminal justice system over the past several decades.)
• The Cost of Crimmigration: Exploring the Intersection Between Criminal Justice and Immigration by Justice Policy Institute, June, 2017
  "While costing counties and cities more, immigration enforcement also undermines public safety as residents fear interacting with local law enforcement, and policing resources are deployed away from more effective crime prevention and enforcement"
• Reducing Youth Arrests Keeps Kids Healthy and Successful: A Health Analysis of Youth Arrest in Michigan by Human Impact Partners, June, 2017
  "We evaluate the health and equity impacts of youth arrest (for kids under the age of 17) in Michigan, with a focus on the city of Detroit, and Wayne and Washtenaw Counties."
• PREA Data Collection Activities, 2017 by Bureau of Justice Statistics, June, 2017
  "Rates of youth-on-youth sexual assault in female-only juvenile facilities (5.3%) were more than three times greater than those in male-only facilities (1.5%)."
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety by Bureau of Justice Statistics, May, 2017
  "In 2015, among students ages 12-18, there were about 841,100 nonfatal victimizations at school and 545,100 nonfatal victimizations away from school."
• U.S. Prison Population Trends 1999-2015: Modest Reductions with Significant Variation by Sentencing Project, May, 2017
  "While 38 states have reduced their prison populations, in most states this change has been relatively modest. In addition, 12 states have continued to expand their prison populations even though most have shared in the nationwide crime drop."
• Hidden Consequences: The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Dependent Children by National Institute of Justice, May, 2017
  "It is critical that correctional practitioners develop strong partnerships with law enforcement, public schools, and child welfare agencies to understand the unique dynamics of the family in question and try to ensure a safety net for the child"
• How Safe are Americans with Disabilities?: The Facts About Violent Crime and Their Implications by Vera Institute of Justice, April, 2017
  "This brief provides basic information on disability in the United States. It explores what is known about violent victimization of people with disabilities and the factors that contribute to their higher risk of experiencing violent crime."
• New York City's Pretrial Supervised Release Program: An Alternative to Bail by Vera Institute of Justice, April, 2017
  "The supervised release program (SR) in NYC is an example of a new approach to handling cases pretrial. SR gives judges the option to release some defendants who would otherwise be detained due to their inability to make bail."
• A Crisis in Search of Data: The Revolving Door of Serious Mental Illness in Super Utilization by Treatment Advocacy Center, April, 2017
  "National or state-level data that quantify the role and cost of individuals with serious mental illness on law enforcement, corrections, emergency medical or homelessness services do not exist."
• Jail in New York CIty: Evidence-Based Opportunities for Reform by Vera Institute of Justice, March, 2017
  "The report models the impact of several potential reform scenarios based on risk score including the possible cost savings to the city from downsizing the jail system."
• Guideposts for the Era of Smart Decarceration by Center for Social Development, February, 2017
  (This report offers strategies for practitioners, advocates, reformers, and researchers with an interest in transforming the criminal justice system.)
• Juvenile InJustice: Charging Youth as Adults is Ineffective, Biased, and Harmful by Human Impact Partners, February, 2017
  "This practice undermines the purpose of the juvenile court system, pursues punishment rather than rehabilitation, and conflicts with what we know from developmental science[...]and reinforce the racial inequities that characterize the justice system."
• Report to the New York City Housing Authority: Applying and Lifting Permanent Exclusions for Criminal Conduct by Vera Institute of Justice, February, 2017
  "The New York Housing Authority has a commitment to maintain the safety of its residents, but must also recognize the important role of families and housing for people involved with the criminal justice system when considering permanent exclusions."
• Expanding Access to Postsecondary Education in Prison: Fact Sheet for Corrections Leaders by Vera Institute of Justice, January, 2017
  "Incarcerated people who participate in prison education programs are 43 percent less likely to recidivate than those who do not."
• Past Due: Examining the Costs and Consequences of Charging for Justice in New Orleans by Vera Institute of Justice, January, 2017
  "Past Due, and its accompanying technical report, reveal the costs and other consequences of a system that tries to extract money from low-income people and then jails them when they can't pay."
• Emptying the 'New Asylums': A Beds Capacity Model to Reduce Mental Illness Behind Bars by Treatment Advocacy Center, January, 2017
  "In Texas, reducing the average hospital stay from 189 days to 186 days would reduce forensic bed waits from an average of two months to three days."
• Improving Approaches to Serving Young Adults in the Justice System by Justice Policy Institute, December, 2016
  "Over the past year, a number of different advocates, policymakers, practitioners, funders and directly impacted individuals and families have sought to flesh out what a more effective approach to serving 18 to 24-year-olds"
• Excessive Revocations in Wisconsin: The Health Impacts of Locking People Up without a New Conviction by Human Impact Partners, December, 2016
  "Revocation -- being incarcerated for breaking the rules of a supervision arrangement (like parole, probation, or extended supervision) -- feeds the mass incarceration cycle in the United States."
• Creating a Culture of Safety: Sentinel Event Reviews for Suicide and Self-Harm in Correctional Facilities by Vera Institute of Justice, December, 2016
  "Investigating the feasibility of using a sentinel events approach to review and learn from errors in the criminal justice system such as wrongful convictions, eyewitness misidentifications, or incidents of suicide and self-harm in custody."
• Greater Oklahoma City Chamber Criminal Justice Reform Task Force: Report and Recommendations by Vera Institute of Justice, December, 2016
  "The Oklahoma County pretrial justice system needs greater collaboration and oversight to ensure that the jail -- the county's most restrictive and most costly criminal justice resource -- is being used judiciously."
• Coming Home: An Evaluation of the New York City Housing Authority's Family Reentry Pilot Program by Vera Institute of Justice, November, 2016
  "The study revealed that participants reuniting with their families both received support and supported others as they took on familial roles, especially as caregivers for elderly parents."
• Common Ground: How all of Oregon Contributes to Criminal Justice Reform by Vera Institute of Justice, November, 2016
  "This brief describes how the state of Oregon worked together with its local community and government partners to address its growing prison population."
• Remote Access: Using Video Technology to Treat Substance Users on Probation and Parole in South Dakota by Vera Institute of Justice, October, 2016
  "The state worked with local providers to pilot a teleconferencing program aimed at connecting people to community-based services without the cost and barrier of transportation or other access issues."
• Bridging the Divide: Improving Parole Outcomes for Native Americans in South Dakota by Vera Institute of Justice, October, 2016
  "This brief describes the issues that tribal communities face and how they are working together with the state government to provide effective services for Native American people on parole."
• Expanding the Reach of Victim Services: Maximizing the Potential of VOCA Funding for Underserved Survivors by Vera Institute of Justice, August, 2016
  "Too often, victims of crime who are from underserved backgrounds are left out of victim services. With this new infusion of funds, the field can grow to better provide for marginalized people."
• Racial Disparity in Marijuana Policing in New Orleans by Vera Institute of Justice, July, 2016
  "This report illuminates through quantitative analysis the persistent racial disparities in marijuana policing from 2010 -- 2015 and discusses the impacts of statutory and policy reforms the city has implemented to date."
• It Take a Village: Diversion for Police and Families by Vera Institute of Justice, June, 2016
  "This brief explores the creative, collaborative, and community-focused work being done in Nevada, Connecticut, Nebraska, Michigan, Illinois, and Oregon to find productive responses to youth "acting out.""
• The Long Road Home: Decreasing Barriers to Public Housing for People with Criminal Records by Human Impact Partners, May, 2016
  (This report assesses the health and equity impacts of public housing admissions screening policies that exclude people with a criminal history from public housing, using the Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) in Oakland, California as a case study.)
• Partnering with Community Sexual Assault Response Teams: A Guide for Local Community Confinement and Juvenile Detention Facilities by Vera Institute of Justice, March, 2016
  "Partnerships with SARTs can help facilities implement coordinated, victim-centered response policies and procedures that meet key requirements of the PREA standards."
• Police Perspectives Guidebook Series by Vera Institute of Justice, February, 2016
  "To improve relations between police and the communities they serve, this three-part guide series -- written for police, by police -- highlights practical, field-informed approaches to building trust with multiracial and multi-ethnic communities."
• The Human Toll of Jail Fact Sheet by Vera Institute of Justice, February, 2016
  "Today, about 14.5 percent of men and 31 percent of women in jails have a serious mental illness, compared to 3.2 and 4.9 percent respectively in the general population."
• Overlooked in the Undercounted: The Role of Mental Illness in Fatal Law Enforcement Encounters by Treatment Advocacy Center, December, 2015
  "The risk of being killed while being approached or stopped by law enforcement in the community is 16 times higher for individuals with untreated serious mental illness than for other civilians."
• Future Now: A Process and Intermediate Outcomes Evaluation of the NYC GED Preparatory Program by Vera Institute of Justice, November, 2015
  "Future Now is a GED preparatory program housed at Bronx Community College offering programs tailored to meet each student's personal and educational needs, prepare them for college, and support students through their first year of enrollment."
• Public Housing for People with Criminal Histories by Vera Institute of Justice, September, 2015
  "Cities such as New York City, Oakland, and Chicago have implemented reforms in tenant-selection criteria that ensure a person's application for housing is not negatively impacted by his or her criminal record."
• 23 Hours in the Box: Solitary Confinement in New Jersey Immigration Detention by New Jersey Advocates for Immigrant Detainees, June, 2015
  "The passage of a bill like NJ S 2588 would mark a dramatic and humane improvement over the current disciplinary system."
• Turning on the TAP: How Returning Access to Tuition Assistance for Incarcerated People Improves the Health of New Yorkers by Human Impact Partners, May, 2015
  "Expanding access to college education for people in New York prisons would benefit the overall health and well-being of the communities that formerly incarcerated people return to, as well as the individuals who receive the education, and their families."
• Parole Perspectives in Maryland: A Survey of People Who Returned to Prison from Parole and Community by Justice Policy Institute, May, 2015
  "A new analysis from the Justice Policy Institute (JPI) shows the connection between efforts to reduce prison populations, connect people to work, and address the challenges of Baltimore's distressed communities"
• Behind the Eleventh Door: Solitary Confinement of Individuals with Mental Illness in Oregon's State Penitentiary Behavioral Health Unit by Disability Rights Oregon, May, 2015
  (This report looks at case studies from the Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) of the Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) to determine the detrimental effects on mentally ill patients in solitary confinement.)
• Bridging the Gap: Improving the Health of Justice-Involved People through Information Technology by Vera Institute of Justice, March, 2015
  "Aims to address the problems of disconnected justice and health systems and to develop solutions by describing barriers, benefits, and best practices for connecting community providers and correctional facilities using health information technology (HITs)"
• A Prosecutor's Guide for Advancing Racial Equity by Vera Institute of Justice, March, 2015
  "Despite efforts to be fair and equitable, prosecutors may unintentionally contribute to the overrepresentation of minorities in the nation's courtrooms, prisons, and jails."
• Locked in the Past: Montana's Jails in Crisis by ACLU of Montana, February, 2015
  "Many county detention centers in Montana have severe conditions issues and are underfunded, inadequately staffed, and largely ignored by county commissioners, county law enforcement departments, and the public."
• Rising Up, Speaking Out: Youth Transforming Los Angeles County's Juvenille Justice System by Children's Defense Fund - California, January, 2015
  "Five young people [...] share their own unique experiences inside probation camps and amplify key recommendations from an important UCLA focus group study on how to improve conditions inside Los Angeles County's camps."
• Cost-Benefit Analysis and Justice Policy Toolkit by Vera Institute of Justice, December, 2014
  "In recent years, policymakers and the public have been asking whether justice policies pass the "cost-benefit test." Two questions drive this discussion: First, what works to reduce crime? And second, are those programs and policies worth the cost?"
• School Discipline and Restorative Justice (Case Story) by Human Impact Partners, September, 2014
  "If properly implemented, restorative justice could reduce suspensions in the six schools by 20% to 40%. Restorative justice would also lower dropout rates, which in turn would lead to fewer students who end up poor or in prison."
• The Health Impacts of Prop 47: A Case Story by Human Impact Partners, September, 2014
  (A health impact analysis study of the public health and equity benefits of reclassifying six low-level crimes of drug possession and petty theft from felonies to misdemeanors in California.)
• Illusion of Justice: Human Rights Abuses in US Terrorism Prosecutions by Human Rights Watch and Columbia Law School, July, 2014
  "This report documents the significant human cost of certain counterterrorism practices, such as aggressive sting operations and unnecessarily restrictive conditions of confinement."
• Selected Issues in Mental Health and Corrections: A Collection and Summary of Research by Disability Rights Nebraska, 2014
  "Although only 7% of inmates were in solitary confinement, they accounted for 53% of acts of self-harm."
• Family Unity, Family Health: An Inquiry on Federal Immigration Policy (Case Story) by Human Impact Partners, June, 2013
  "If deportations continue at 2012 levels, tens of thousands of U.S.-citizen children will suffer from poorer health, more behavioral problems, diminished educational achievement, increased poverty, and food insufficiency that may lead to hunger."
• Juvenille Justice Reform in Connecticut: How Collaboration and Commitment Have Improved Public Safety and Outcomes for Youth by Justice Policy Institute, February, 2013
  "Juvenile Justice Reform in Connecticuthighlights the past two decades of Connecticut's successful efforts to improve responses to youth who engage in delinquent behavior and to reduce the number of youth placed into residential facilities"
• Treatment Instead of Prison HIA (Case Story) by Human Impact Partners, November, 2012
  "Expanding alternatives to incarceration would reduce the prison population, reduce crime, lower recidivism, and strengthen families by keeping up to 1,600 parents a year out of prison each year."