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Connecticut Closes 10 State Prisons, Reduces Imprisoned People by Half – Crime Levels Lowest in More Than 40 Years

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|Date: August 21, 2023
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Connecticut Closes 10 State Prisons, Reduces Imprisoned People by Half – Crime Levels Lowest in More Than 40 Years

By The Vanguard HARTFORD, CT – “In 1999 Connecticut had so many people in prison that it paid to send 500 ...

By The Vanguard HARTFORD, CT – “In 1999 Connecticut had so many people in prison that it paid to send 500 of them to be incarcerated in Virginia – Nearly 25 years later, the state has not only sliced ...

August 21, 2023
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Justice Reform Groups Ballyhoo ‘Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States’

Posted by Cheyenne Galloway
|Date: August 05, 2023
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Justice Reform Groups Ballyhoo ‘Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States’

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, D.C. - The newly released book Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Year ...

By Cheyenne Galloway WASHINGTON, D.C. - The newly released book Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States, details the reality and impact of mass incarcerat ...

August 05, 2023
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REPORT: Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Youth Incarceration and Sentencing Persist Despite Overall Youth Offending Decrease

Posted by Audrey Sawyer
|Date: May 18, 2023
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REPORT: Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Youth Incarceration and Sentencing Persist Despite Overall Youth Offending Decrease

By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC - A recent report, “Youth Justice By The Numbers,” shows a sharp 77 perce ...

By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC - A recent report, “Youth Justice By The Numbers,” shows a sharp 77 percent decrease in youth incarceration between 2000 and 2020 (numbers of 109,000 down to 25,000), s ...

May 18, 2023
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New Report Finds Restoring Voting Rights for People with Felony Conviction Can Improve Public Safety

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: May 02, 2023
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New Report Finds Restoring Voting Rights for People with Felony Conviction Can Improve Public Safety

By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON, DC - “Increasing Public Safety by Restoring Voting Rights,” released by the ...

By Leslie Acevedo WASHINGTON, DC - “Increasing Public Safety by Restoring Voting Rights,” released by the Sentencing Project last week, has found restoring voting rights for people with felony convict ...

May 02, 2023
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REPORT: Since 1980 Incarceration Rates of Women and Girls Increased More Than Men

Posted by Belen Avelar
|Date: April 04, 2023
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REPORT: Since 1980 Incarceration Rates of Women and Girls Increased More Than Men

By Belen Avelar WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project Monday released a report stating that between 19 ...

By Belen Avelar WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project Monday released a report stating that between 1980 and 2021, the number of women incarcerated in the U.S. increased by more than 525 percent, a ...

April 04, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 194: Second Look Network

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|Date: April 03, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 194: Second Look Network

https://youtu.be/AvYlHHtPv8I In March, the Sentencing Project announced the creation of the Second Look N ...

https://youtu.be/AvYlHHtPv8I In March, the Sentencing Project announced the creation of the Second Look Network. Across the country, we have seen the rise of resentencing and other laws designed to al ...

April 03, 2023
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Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

Posted by Emily Saroyan
|Date: March 30, 2023
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Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help

By Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. “War on Drugs” has left a massive gap in mental health support ...

By Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. “War on Drugs” has left a massive gap in mental health support for recovering incarcerated individuals, tweeted Amy Fettig, executive director of the Sentenc ...

March 30, 2023
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Second Look Network Announced, Designed to Help Incarcerated People Seeking Relief

Posted by Kimberly Torres
|Date: March 10, 2023
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Second Look Network Announced, Designed to Help Incarcerated People Seeking Relief

By Kimberly Torres WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project has announced it has launched a “second look n ...

By Kimberly Torres WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project has announced it has launched a “second look network”—a coalition of attorneys and post-sentence advocates across the country—who will work “ ...

March 10, 2023
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The Sentencing Project Report Regarding Extensive Prison Sentences Cites ‘Practical’ Ways to Reduce Incarceration

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|Date: February 21, 2023
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The Sentencing Project Report Regarding Extensive Prison Sentences Cites ‘Practical’ Ways to Reduce Incarceration

By Daphne Ho WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project released a report this month that focuses on practic ...

By Daphne Ho WASHINGTON, DC - The Sentencing Project released a report this month that focuses on practical solutions for mass incarceration in the U.S., co-written by Liz Komar, J.D., Sentencing Refo ...

February 21, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 188: Ashley Nellis Talks about 50 Years of Mass Incarceration

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|Date: February 20, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 188: Ashley Nellis Talks about 50 Years of Mass Incarceration

https://youtu.be/Wu-6DXxem5s The year 2023 marks the 50th year since the US prison population began its u ...

https://youtu.be/Wu-6DXxem5s The year 2023 marks the 50th year since the US prison population began its unprecedented surge. The Sentencing Project is marking this year with a series of reports on Ma ...

February 20, 2023
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Ending 50 Years of Mass Incarceration: The Sentencing Project Claims Urgent Reform Needed to Protect Future Generations

Posted by Paloma Sifuentes
|Date: February 11, 2023
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Ending 50 Years of Mass Incarceration: The Sentencing Project Claims Urgent Reform Needed to Protect Future Generations

By Paloma Sifuentes, Michael McCutcheon and Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC - A half century ago, in 1973, t ...

By Paloma Sifuentes, Michael McCutcheon and Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC - A half century ago, in 1973, the U.S. “embarked on a path of mass incarceration that has led to a staggering increase (500 pe ...

February 11, 2023
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Mass Incarceration Trends: Comprehensive Report from The Sentencing Project

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: February 01, 2023
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Mass Incarceration Trends: Comprehensive Report from The Sentencing Project

By Leslie Acevedo and Michael McCutcheon WASHINGTON, DC - A report published by Dr. Ashley Nellis and The ...

By Leslie Acevedo and Michael McCutcheon WASHINGTON, DC - A report published by Dr. Ashley Nellis and The Sentencing Project last week revealed many of the “troubling trends” of mass incarceration. Cu ...

February 01, 2023
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US Prisons Held Six Times As Many People in 2021 Versus 1971

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|Date: December 21, 2022
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US Prisons Held Six Times As Many People in 2021 Versus 1971

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – A report from the Sentencing Project on Tuesday revealed that th ...

Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – A report from the Sentencing Project on Tuesday revealed that the US slowed down the process of decarceration in 2021. Even with eight years of downsizing pri ...

December 21, 2022
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Sentencing Project Applauds Reintroduction of Legislation to Shorten Long-Term Federal Prison Sentences

Posted by Leslie Acevedo
|Date: December 11, 2022
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Sentencing Project Applauds Reintroduction of Legislation to Shorten Long-Term Federal Prison Sentences

By Leslie Acevedo and Perla Brito WASHINGTON DC - The Sentencing Project applauded federal legislation in ...

By Leslie Acevedo and Perla Brito WASHINGTON DC - The Sentencing Project applauded federal legislation introduced last week by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative Karen Bass (D-CA) that woul ...

December 11, 2022
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How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens

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|Date: November 10, 2022
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How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens

by Bianca Fortis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story ...

by Bianca Fortis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Leola Scott recently decided to bec ...

November 10, 2022
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Formerly Incarcerated Continue Urge New Director to Overhaul Federal Prisons

Posted by Daniella Espinoza
|Date: September 10, 2022
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Formerly Incarcerated Continue Urge New Director to Overhaul Federal Prisons

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C - In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal Bur ...

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C - In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal Bureau of Prisons Colette Peters to change current federal prison conditions, more than 50 organiz ...

September 10, 2022
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New Report Finds Inequality of Court Diversion within U.S. Juvenile System

Posted by Daniella Espinoza
|Date: September 01, 2022
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New Report Finds Inequality of Court Diversion within U.S. Juvenile System

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINTON, DC – A new report here appears to demonstrate that in the U.S. the juveni ...

By Daniella Espinoza WASHINTON, DC – A new report here appears to demonstrate that in the U.S. the juvenile criminal justice system has the same racial disparities discussed by activists, politicians ...

September 01, 2022
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The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons

Posted by Angelina Sang
|Date: August 31, 2022
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The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons

By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing a ...

By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing a 15 percent increase in private prison populations over the last 20 years, yet a decline since 2 ...

August 31, 2022
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Commentary: Why Even Heinous Crimes Can Generate Extreme Sentences

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 18, 2022
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Commentary: Why Even Heinous Crimes Can Generate Extreme Sentences

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Once upon a time we know what would have happened with the men who ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Once upon a time we know what would have happened with the men who hunted down and killed Ahmaud Arbery. We know it because we saw the men who killed Emmett Til ...

August 18, 2022
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Sentencing Project Releases Report on Jail-Based Voting for 2 Million Incarcerated

Posted by Michele Chadwick
|Date: August 01, 2022
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Sentencing Project Releases Report on Jail-Based Voting for 2 Million Incarcerated

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Sentencing Project has released a new report, "Voting in Jails: ...

By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Sentencing Project has released a new report, "Voting in Jails: Advocacy Strategies to #UNLOCKtheVOTE," which examines strategies to improve ballot access for ...

August 01, 2022
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