From The Sentencing Project:
Overview
The United States is the world leader in incarceration. This year marked 50 years of the mass incarceration crisis, with the prison population having grown nearly 500% since 1973. Today, nearly two million people – disproportionately Black – are incarcerated in prisons and jails.
However, stakeholders, including formerly incarcerated activists and lawmakers, have worked to scale back mass incarceration. Advocacy organizers and officials in at least 10 states advanced reforms in 2023 that may contribute to decarceration and address the collateral impact of mass incarceration, while also supporting community-based public safety solutions.
This brief highlights 2023 policy reforms in decarceration, collateral consequences and youth justice. Continue reading >>>
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