Prison Policy Intiative
The non-profit, non-partisan Prison Policy Initiative produces cutting-edge research to expose the broader harm of mass criminalization and then sparks advocacy campaigns to create a more just society.
Issues
The big pictureEmpowering our movement with useful & accessible data.
COVID-19Policy recommendations, news, and other resources.
PolicingData on overpolicing, racial disparities, and more.
ExploitationCompanies & facilities exploit captive markets. We expose them.
Jails and bailOne out of three people behind bars are in a jail. Jail reform is criminal justice reform.
Racial justiceRacial disparities are a defining characteristic of our criminal justice system.
Poverty and debtOur criminal justice system punishes poverty.
Drug policyMeasuring the impact of the war on drugs.
Collateral consequencesPunishment doesn’t end when your sentence does.
CommunicationProtecting phone, visitation, email, and postal contact for people behind bars.
Prison gerrymanderingHow the prison system distorts democracy
Probation and parolePrisons are just one piece of the correctional “pie.”
Women and genderHow women fare in the world’s most punitive justice system.
Public healthThe harms of mass incarceration extend far beyond prisons
