Prison Policy Initiative
Challenging mass incarceration and over-criminalization through research, advocacy, and organizing. Get email updates: prisonpolicy.org/subscribe/
- A reminder during National Police Week: Police contact of any kind is not innocuous. Most police killings start with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime has been reported. www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12...
- Millions of women are jailed in the US every year. The vast majority of them are mothers.
- Right now, 665,000 people in the US are in jail. Most have yet to be tried in court and are legally innocent.
- Prison is a dangerous place and its horrific conditions can be triggering for anyone. Even so, more than 40% of people behind bars in severe psychological distress have not had mental health treatment. The carceral system is no place for people who need health care.
