Voting Access For All

This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “Guilty by association: When parole and probation rules disrupt support systems,” authored by Leah Wang For the 3.7 million people on parole or probation in the United States, the very people who can best support their success are often unable to help because of supervision…

This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “Not an alternative: The myths, harms, and expansion of pretrial electronic monitoring,” authored by Emmett Sanders Illinois recently made history by becoming the first state in the nation to end money-based pretrial detention with the implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act. In response, the Illinois…

This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “Ten statistics about the scale and impact of mass incarceration in the U.S.,” authored by Emily Widra The United States’ reliance on incarceration outpaces most of the globe: every single state incarcerates more people per capita than virtually any independent democracy on Earth. But the…

This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “No Release: Parole grant rates have plummeted in most states since the pandemic started,” authored by Emmett Sanders Earlier this year, Alabama’s Board of Pardons and Paroles made headlines when it denied parole to someone who had died ten days prior to their parole hearing.…

This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “Webinar: Combating “carveouts” in criminal justice reforms,” authored by Sarah Staudt Join the Prison Policy Initiative and a panel of criminal justice leaders for a discussion on how advocates for reform can talk to policymakers about carve-outs, with a particular focus on addressing fentanyl and…