Under former Mayor Eric Adams, 48 people died in New York City jails or immediately upon release from Department of Correction (DOC) custody. Any death is a tragedy—but 48, which may in fact be an ...

One of Donald Trump’s first actions as president was to attack sanctuary cities, a move that will do nothing to decrease crime or build safer communities. In fact, crime rates are lower in counties ...

From Trump pardoning January 6 rioters and nominating a pardon czar to Biden’s last-minute pardons of nonviolent offenders and his family, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that clemency remains a ...

A New Approach to Public Safety Is Working. Vera and the Congressional Black Caucus Want to Take It Nationwide. The Serious About Safety Majority campaign is building support for proven public safety ...

While state-to-state comparisons of average cost per inmate can be a tempting way for policymakers and the public to make conclusions on whether money is being spent wisely, such comparisons should be ...

“They often tell you that you're innocent until proven guilty, but in Hays County, it felt like the opposite,” Myles Martin wrote for Vera. Martin spent 30 months in jail while awaiting trial in Texas ...

Across the country, more than 1,300 counties have expanded existing jails or built new ones over the last 20 years—increasing the nation’s capacity to lock people up in jails by almost 40 percent. One ...

Gaping holes in the social safety net and health care systems leave many without access to health care and housing in the United States. Yet, too often, people in need of these resources end up in ...

In fiscal year 2021, *county* budgeted *jail_budget_2021_f* to detain people held by the *jail_name*. Total jail spending amounts to *jail_percap_2021* per county resident annually. Since the 1970s, ...

This November, millions of people will be denied the right to vote because of a prior felony conviction. If these disenfranchised Americans—an estimated 4 million, according to a 2024 Sentencing ...

Mass incarceration is a policy choice that has long-lasting economic consequences for individuals, families, and communities. People who have been incarcerated face barriers to employment, housing, ...

Beatrice “Beasy” Taylor called 911 again and again for protection from a violent ex-partner who was threatening to kill her. One night, he returned mere hours after the police had made him leave her ...