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Crime and Justice News Archive

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Crime and Justice News

Sep 132 min read

New Election Guide Describes Officials' Influence on Criminal Justice

To help guide voters interested in criminal-justice issues, the Prison Policy Initiative published Mass incarceration is on the ballot ,...

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Even Single Day in Jail Causes ‘Immediate, Long-Lasting Harms’

Crime and Justice News

Aug 82 min read

Even Single Day in Jail Causes ‘Immediate, Long-Lasting Harms’

Recent research suggests that the onset of the social and economic harms caused by pretrial detention is earlier than previously...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 231 min read

New Jails Don't Address Policy, Can Lead to 'Buyer's Remorse'

Emmett Sanders, who does advocacy and policy work for the Prison Policy Initiative argues in this opinion piece that, often, policy...

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Crime and Justice News

Nov 16, 20231 min read

More States Looking to End 'Prison Gerrymandering,' Report Finds

A  new report from the Coalition Hub for Advancing Redistricting & Grassroots Engagement, a coalition of good-government groups working...

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New Looks at Parole-Probation, From Prison Policy Initiative And From NY 'Less is More' Coalition

Crime and Justice News

Nov 9, 20232 min read

New Looks at Parole-Probation, From Prison Policy Initiative And From NY 'Less is More' Coalition

A new briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative, "Guilty by association: When parole and probation rules disrupt support systems,”...

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