Mass Incarceration

Justice Department Warns State and Local Courts Against Fine and Fee Practices That Punish the Poor

Upcoming Elections Underscore Need for Reform of Prison-Based Gerrymandering

Private Prison Phone Companies Lobbied for Criminalization of Cell Phones in Prisons

Support Grows for Restoration of Voting Rights to Formerly Incarcerated People in Alabama

Ending Mass Incarceration: The Need for Federal Incentives

Decline in Crime Rates Holds Steady

Homicide Rate in Alabama Prisons Highest in History

Disproportionate Pretrial Detention of People of Color Drives Mass Incarceration

Justice Department Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea in Alabama Police Brutality Case

Federal Government Moves to Boost Hiring of People Returning Home from Prison

New Report Shows Wide Racial Differences in Police Conduct

EJI Remembers the Life and Work of Prisoners’ Rights Champion Al Bronstein

FCC Officially Reduces Prison Phone Call Rates

Poor Alabamians Who Cannot Pay Fines Told to Give Blood or Face Jail Time

EJI Calls For Reforms in Access to Testing of Forensic Evidence After Another Innocent Man Is Exonerated in Alabama

Use of Solitary Confinement Is Reduced in California