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Your regular reminder that expanding public benefits ➡️lower crime rates. How do we know? The Affordable Care Act. States that expanded Medicaid under ACA saw a 20% drop in arrest rates across all categories. (Jimes & Jahn 2022)

Our new report—developed in partnership with two Berks County-based organizations, Building Justice in Berks and The Real Deal 610—amplifies the voices of 121 residents impacted by incarceration in the county community: vera.org/publications/w…

Combining these personal stories with comprehensive data analysis, the report reveals that many people in Berks are jailed for extended periods and for low-level charges without any demonstrated benefit to public safety.

This report offers an alternative path forward: by investing in community-based services and addressing the root causes of incarceration, Berks County can build a safer, more just future for all. Read the full report: vera.org/publications/w…

“Always remember as Edward R. Murrow said, that dissent is not disloyalty. Dissent is actually an invaluable part of our democratic process. We cannot surrender to any system that deems only power approved speech or thought is allowed. The whole point of journalism and any other

Why People Missed Court: Unintentional Reasons Were Cited Most Frequently 1. Forgetting the court date 2. Not understanding they had to appear To learn more, read the full report: zurl.co/N3bgb A special thanks to Arnold Ventures for funding this research.

Research, data, history and the law: Here’s what you need to know to report on felony disenfranchisement. Plus, check out the video if you missed our webinar with The Marshall Project: journalistsresource.org/criminal-justi…

Latest from FWD.us is a wake-up call for anyone concerned about making ends meet in America. This original research is a tally of how much incarceration costs families on the outside: nearly $350 billion every year. We simply can’t afford it. Read more wecantaffordit.us

This is a really important & useful new report from Prison Policy Initiative (and it cites an Inquest essay from author Stephen Wilson about prison transfers!)

Heavy-handed policing and militarized responses to civil unrest tend to make protests more volatile — not less. Important context on LA protests from Jamiles Lartey: themarshallproject.org/2025/06/09/los…

If current trends hold, the US prison population is set to decline by 60% compared to 2009. That would knock our incarceration rate down to about 200 per 100k residents, which today would rank 75th highest among all countries. We’re currently 5th highest.

Parole boards rarely release people. This is a betrayal of their purpose, writes Bobbi Cobaugh Empowerment Avenue who's been denied parole 3 times—but a proposed NY law could offer hope for those caught in this Sisyphean torment. inquest.org/no-exit/

“#MassIncarceration has been so persistent & pervasive that #reform groups dedicated to reducing the prison population by half have often been derided ... But the next decade could see this goal met & exceeded ...” Read free gift article The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

"What kind of society allows its children who are innocent until proven guilty to sit in a detention facility or worse, a jail, knowing that 85% of them are either going home without having been convicted or are going to return to the juvenile system . . . ?" - Vincent Schiraldi

What kind of society allows its kids who are innocent until proven guilty to sit in detention or worse, a jail, knowing that 85% of them will either go home without being convicted or return to the juvenile system where they belonged all along? baltimoresun.com/2025/06/26/sch…

Researchers have found that homicides were at or near historic lows in 2024—and are on track to drop even more in 2025. One main factor? Increased funding to community organizations that prevent violence before it happens. Council on Criminal Justice AH Datalytics npr.org/2025/06/30/nx-…

Here's the ugly reality of the ‘big beautiful bill’: 10 million people will be kicked off Medicaid. This will dramatically increase incarceration rates and make communities less safe. Expanding Medicaid ➡️ fewer arrests.

“If they don’t get clemency, if the Elder Bill don’t pass, they going to die in prison. And we know that. That’s why we come out here.” –Jamal Bellamy Release Aging People in Prison Campaign on fighting for elderly incarcerated people to come home. inquest.org/never-too-old-…

"If you meet people's needs, he says, they're less likely to turn to violence. A year after the program started, all six groups had seen fewer shootings and homicides in their zones than the citywide average."

"Books change the prison climate; they change the way people think about themselves. This opens your mind and makes you want to change." ⤵️ Discover how this book program is impacting prisons across America. via NBC News nbcnews.com/news/latino/pr…