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New Tool to Analyzing Criminal Justice Policy

August 10, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

Incarceration rates are not the entire story of the criminal justice system. For reformers seeking to rationalize our criminal justice policies, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: California, community supervision, criminal justice reform, criminal justice research, criminal justice system, Georgia, Nevada, objective valuation, PPI, Prison Policy Initiative, prison reform, San Quentin, scope of correctional control

Overcrowding in County Jails Changes Bail Practices

June 1, 2016 by Wayne Boatwright

Overcrowding in county jails has California reviewing its bail practices. California’s bail practices have clogged the jails and become a tool that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bail bond industry, bail system, California bail, California Supreme Court, California’s court system, Conference of Chief Justices, Overcrowding, PPI, Public Policy Institute, Realignment, Tani Cantil-Sakauye, The Sacramento Bee

Distance Determines if Prisoners Receive Visits

April 1, 2016 by Kevin Sawyer

US States

Research indicates prisoners who are visited by family and friends are less likely to return to incarceration. Distance plays a major role in why many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement, PPI, visitation rights

Annual Report Strives End Mass Incarceration

March 1, 2016 by Kevin Sawyer

After more than a decade of research and advocacy to end the harmful effects of mass incarceration, the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) continues to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: PPI

Prison Policy Initiative Highlights Improvements

February 23, 2014 by Kevin Sawyer

A prisoners’ rights research organization highlights in its annual report accomplishments and reforms made in the criminal justice system. The Prison … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Massachusetts, PPI, Prison Economy

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