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Over the last 10 years, ICE's use of electronic monitoring exploded. Now, more than 200,000 people on any given day are regularly surveilled & detained by ICE – over 4x as many as a decade ago.

Over the last 10 years, ICE's use of electronic monitoring exploded.

Now, more than 200,000 people on any given day are regularly surveilled & detained by ICE – over 4x as many as a decade ago.
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A reminder during National Police Week: 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.

A reminder during National Police Week:

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.
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In 2022, courts sent 11% more youth to incarceration – the first increase in youth confinement in over 2 decades. A particularly alarming stat given that 38% of people in state prisons were first arrested before age 16. More from our latest report 👇 prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie202…

In 2022, courts sent 11% more youth to incarceration – the first increase in youth confinement in over 2 decades.

A particularly alarming stat given that 38% of people in state prisons were first arrested before age 16.

More from our latest report 👇
prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie202…
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The US has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on earth — worse, every single state incarcerates more people per capita than most nations. prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.ht…

The US has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on earth — worse, every single state incarcerates more people per capita than most nations.

prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.ht…
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🗓️WEBINAR Communities across the US are proposing spending millions (sometimes billions) on new jails – but new, bigger jails don't make anyone safer. This webinar will discuss how you can push back against jail expansion. Register here 👇 zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🗓️WEBINAR

Communities across the US are proposing spending millions (sometimes billions) on new jails – but new, bigger jails don't make anyone safer.

This webinar will discuss how you can push back against jail expansion.

Register here 👇 
zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Incarcerated people have more chronic medical conditions than ever Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy

Incarcerated people have more chronic medical conditions than ever

Yet healthcare behind bars is blocked by expensive copays, limited resources, & understaffing – creating a situation in which each year spent in prison takes *2 years* off an individual’s life expectancy
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Everyone in North Carolina is supposed to have an equal voice, but an outdated U.S. Census Bureau policy counts incarcerated people in the wrong place, giving a few residents a megaphone – aka prison gerrymandering Here's how the state can fix this👇 #ncleg prisonersofthecensus.org/news/2025/05/1…

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BREAKING: Texas lawmakers have passed legislation that further entrenches our state's cash bail system — making freedom in more cases only accessible to those who can afford it. Texans deserve reforms rooted in evidence, fairness, and public safety — not fear. #SB9

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As lawmakers try to slash Medicaid, a reminder that expanding public benefits is good for public safety Expanding Medicaid ➡️ fewer arrests prisonpolicy.org/blog/2022/11/2…

As lawmakers try to slash Medicaid, a reminder that expanding public benefits is good for public safety

Expanding Medicaid ➡️ fewer arrests

prisonpolicy.org/blog/2022/11/2…
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🗓️ Today, Philadelphia voters will choose whether to create an independent body to investigate dangerous conditions that've plagued the city’s jails for decades. Advocates are hopeful that the oversight board will finally improve conditions. #RethinkJails bit.ly/3GX792d

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Join @prisonpolicy on June 11 at 2PM ET for a webinar with a panel of activists discussing key lessons from fights against local jail expansion efforts. Register now: zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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In honor of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, Prison Policy Initiative shared their research library prisonpolicy.org/research/menta…. PPI stated, "The issues of #MentalHealth & #MassIncarceration are inextricably linked. #MentalHealthChallenges #BehindBars

In honor of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, <a href="/PrisonPolicy/">Prison Policy Initiative</a> shared their research library prisonpolicy.org/research/menta….
PPI stated, "The issues of #MentalHealth &amp; #MassIncarceration are inextricably linked. #MentalHealthChallenges #BehindBars