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new when bad policies spread the expansion of the sex offense registry model to other convictions shaming doesn t prevent crime august 10 briefings death by incarceration detention duration overdose and covid 19 in los angeles county jails 2008 2023 by adrianne katrina nelson et al august 10 research library jails welcome to our creator in residence marci marie simmons marci will work with the prison policy initiative team to create social videos that expose the harms of mass incarceration in america august 6 prison policy initiative blog legal resources the legal resource database was updated with a new listing for california july 30 legal resources legal resources the legal resource database was updated with a new listing for vermont july 27 legal resources the federal system a patchwork of agencies rapidly expanding federal surveillance and punishment because it is so fragmented the federal system can be particularly hard to understand which only makes it harder to change effectively through policy we explain the agencies involved the loophole that undermines sanctuary policies and overlooked problems with federal pretrial detention july 23 briefings how states use or don t use medical parole to release sick and dying people from prison an updated table of state by state data shows that medical parole also known as compassionate release is used so sparingly that very few people are actually released this way july 22 prison policy initiative blog critical connections the power of free communication in prisons and jails by worth rises july 22 research library families rejected how federal prisons stonewall grievances and deny care for years by the marshall project july 22 research library conditions of confinement featured report shadow budgets how mass incarceration steals from the poor to give to the prison prisons and jails siphon money from incarcerated people by making them pay for communication services and basic essentials at the commissary then put the revenue into so called inmate welfare funds but how are these funds used our report shadow budgets finds that all too often welfare funds go to pay for capital projects like prison construction are spent on essential items for incarcerated people or are left to accrue as slush funds in detailed data tables we uncover how welfare funds in 49 prison systems are accrued overseen and frequently misused mass incarceration state by state learn about the national prison crisis and how we can begin to turn the tide on mass incarceration then drill down to your state be sure to also check out our pages focused on d c and the incarceration of native people select your state alabama alaska arizona arkansas california colorado connecticut delaware district of columbia florida georgia hawaii idaho illinois indiana iowa kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts michigan minnesota mississippi missouri montana nebraska nevada new hampshire new jersey new mexico new york north 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