🚨NEW REPORT: Prison disciplinary systems are supposed to provide safety, security, and order – but our analysis shows that in reality these systems are counterproductive, traumatizing, and actually lengthen prison stays 🧵

Food insecurity is an overlooked consequence of incarceration, and it can’t be separated from the problems of homelessness & unemployment Apart from the obvious policy choice of incarcerating fewer people, states & counties must provide more support for recently released people

In 2023, there were 7.6 million jail admissions – and 1 in 4 of them was someone *returning* to jail for at least a 2nd time that year A single day in jail can have long-lasting effects on someone, and repeat bookings can take an even more dire toll

Thousands stay in halfway houses daily, yet there are TONS we don’t know about these facilities. Why? Lack of transparency, privatization, poor data collection…the list goes on. Halfway houses are an extension of the carceral experience and should be under the same scrutiny.

Police contact of any kind is not innocuous: most police killings start with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime has been reported.

@staudt_sarah @TogetherCO Our hope is that other legislatures across the US follow @TogetherCO's lead to improve access to visitation for incarcerated people – and we're here to help! Drop us a line for free research help & technical support across all stages of the system 👇

Clearly the US' approach to the nation's mental health crisis & homelessness is not working. It's time to focus on housing – not criminalization.

The health, social, and economic harms of incarceration extend far beyond the people behind bars to their children, families, and entire communities New data shows that as jail incarceration rates increase, so do county death rates Mass incarceration is a public health crisis

From arrest to sentencing, racial & ethnic disparities are a defining characteristic of our criminal legal system Black people, in particular, are disproportionately likely to be incarcerated & to receive the harshest sentences, including life without parole and death sentences

RT @JustUSCouncil: A recent study finds that higher jail rates are associated with higher death rates, especially for Black people and wome…

More than 1 in 5 people are jailed multiple times a year There is no "safe" way to jail a person – even a single day in jail has devastating effects. And people who are jailed multiple times a year inevitably face exacerbated consequences of incarceration:

RT @REFORM: 🚨 BREAKING: Probation Reform Just Won BIG in VA! 🚨 The VA Senate unanimously passed SB 936, proving that bipartisan change is…

Ultimately, this study contributes to the growing body of evidence that mass incarceration has fatal consequences that extend far beyond jail cells and prison walls Learn more 👇

ICE's use of electronic monitoring is rapidly expanding. Now, more than 200,000 people on any given day are regularly surveilled & detained by ICE – over 4x as many as a decade ago.