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LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE COVID-19 SAFER DETENTION ACT AND 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
MARCY MISTRETT
Marcy Mistrett is a Senior Fellow at The Sentencing Project, working to keep youth out of the adult criminal justice system. Marcy is the former CEO of Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ), a national initiative created to end the prosecution, sentencing and incarceration of DECARCERATION STRATEGIES 2 The Sentencing Project This report was written by Dennis Schrantz, Stephen T. DeBor, and Marc Mauer. Schrantz is a corrections consultant and the former deputy director of RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: ONE-THIRD OF BLACK MEN HAVE FELONY In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years and far above the rate for white men. Published in Demography, the study develops national and state-level estimates for THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF. COVID-19 IN JUVENILE FACILITIES COVID-19 has infected thousands of youth housed in and staff working in juvenile facilities. Given the close proximity that defines life in congregate care settings, such as detention centers and residential treatment centers, such spread was inevitable without significantreductions in
LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE COVID-19 SAFER DETENTION ACT AND 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
MARCY MISTRETT
Marcy Mistrett is a Senior Fellow at The Sentencing Project, working to keep youth out of the adult criminal justice system. Marcy is the former CEO of Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ), a national initiative created to end the prosecution, sentencing and incarceration of DECARCERATION STRATEGIES 2 The Sentencing Project This report was written by Dennis Schrantz, Stephen T. DeBor, and Marc Mauer. Schrantz is a corrections consultant and the former deputy director of RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: ONE-THIRD OF BLACK MEN HAVE FELONY In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years and far above the rate for white men. Published in Demography, the study develops national and state-level estimates for THE SENTENCING PROJECT The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence ofimprisonment for
LIFE SENTENCES
The Sentencing Project convened a national day of action in commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the Attica uprising and to demand life sentenced prisoners be included in COVID-19-related decarceration efforts. Groups around the country organized grassroots actions in support of prison releases.VOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SEX OFFENDER Racial Disparities in Sex Offender Registration. In “Punishing Sex: Sex Offenders and the Missing Punitive Turn in Sexuality Studies,” published in Law and Social Inquiry, Trevor Hoppe demonstrates that like the rest of the criminal justice system, sex offender registration across the country disproportionately affects black men.About two-thirds of the approximately 750,000 Americans who RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: ONE-THIRD OF BLACK MEN HAVE FELONY In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years and far above the rate for white men. Published in Demography, the study develops national and state-level estimates for RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE JUSTICE Overrepresentation of Native Americans in the Justice System. The overrepresentation of Native Americans in the criminal justice system is a nationally underreported story, according to a recent article in Nieman Reports. Native Americans have been admitted to prison at over four times the rate for whites, according to the National Council on Crime and Delinquency .ANDRES IDARRAGA
Andres Idarraga. In 2006, Andres Idarraga was a 28-year-old student at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. At the time, Rhode Island law prohibited individuals with felony convictions from voting until they completed parole and probation, and Idarraga became a prominent advocate for restoring the right to vote to thousandsJOSHUA ROVNER
Joshua Rovner. Senior Advocacy Associate. Joshua Rovner manages a portfolio of juvenile justice issues for The Sentencing Project, including juveniles sentenced to life without parole, the transfer of juveniles into the adult criminal justice system, and racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice.RACE AND PUNISHMENT
Race and Punishment: Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The American criminal justice system is at a critical juncture.SENTENCING TIMES
At long last,an American consensus for criminal justice reform is emerging. Mass incarceration has become a “trending” topic in the news, political discourse, and pop culture. THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF. ABOUT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT The Sentencing Project is a leader in changing the way Americans think about crime and punishment. Mission: The Sentencing Project promotes effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, COVID-19 IN JUVENILE FACILITIES COVID-19 has infected thousands of youth housed in and staff working in juvenile facilities. Given the close proximity that defines life in congregate care settings, such as detention centers and residential treatment centers, such spread was inevitable without significantreductions in
VOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN The Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that 283,800 individuals with mental illnesses were confined in U.S. jails and prisons in 1998. Overall, 16% of all inmates self-reported current mental illness or an overnight stay in a mental hospital, and an additional 14% THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF. COVID-19 IN JUVENILE FACILITIES COVID-19 has infected thousands of youth housed in and staff working in juvenile facilities. Given the close proximity that defines life in congregate care settings, such as detention centers and residential treatment centers, such spread was inevitable without significantreductions in
DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. INCARCERATED WOMEN AND GIRLS Incarcerated Women and Girls. November 24, 2020. Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal justice system. This is the result of more expansive law enforcement efforts, stiffer drug sentencing laws, and post-conviction barriers to reentry that uniquely affect women. ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN The Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that 283,800 individuals with mental illnesses were confined in U.S. jails and prisons in 1998. Overall, 16% of all inmates self-reported current mental illness or an overnight stay in a mental hospital, and an additional 14% RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: ONE-THIRD OF BLACK MEN HAVE FELONY In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years and far above the rate for white men. Published in Demography, the study develops national and state-level estimates for RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SEX OFFENDERSEE MORE ON SENTENCINGPROJECT.ORGLIFE SENTENCES
The Sentencing Project convened a national day of action in commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the Attica uprising and to demand life sentenced prisoners be included in COVID-19-related decarceration efforts. Groups around the country organized grassroots actions in support of prison releases. CONTACT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.orgVOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. FAMILIES AND MASS INCARCERATION 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
INCARCERATED WOMEN AND GIRLS Incarcerated Women and Girls. November 24, 2020. Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal justice system. This is the result of more expansive law enforcement efforts, stiffer drug sentencing laws, and post-conviction barriers to reentry that uniquely affect women. THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
BIG PRISONS, SMALL TOWNS: PRISON ECONOMICS IN RURAL AMERICA Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America Ryan S. King, Marc Mauer and Tracy Huling February 2003 514 10TH STREET NW, SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 TEL: 202.628.0871 • FAX: 202.628.1091 STAFF@S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG WWW.SENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: ONE-THIRD OF BLACK MEN HAVE FELONY In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years and far above the rate for white men. Published in Demography, the study develops national and state-level estimates for THE CRISIS OF THE YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE AND THE The Crisis of the Young African American Male and the Criminal Justice System Marc Mauer Assistant Director The Sentencing Project Prepared for U.S. Commission on Civil Rights THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF. ABOUT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT The Sentencing Project is a leader in changing the way Americans think about crime and punishment. Mission: The Sentencing Project promotes effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, COVID-19 IN JUVENILE FACILITIES COVID-19 has infected thousands of youth housed in and staff working in juvenile facilities. Given the close proximity that defines life in congregate care settings, such as detention centers and residential treatment centers, such spread was inevitable without significantreductions in
VOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN The Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that 283,800 individuals with mental illnesses were confined in U.S. jails and prisons in 1998. Overall, 16% of all inmates self-reported current mental illness or an overnight stay in a mental hospital, and an additional 14% THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF. ABOUT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT The Sentencing Project is a leader in changing the way Americans think about crime and punishment. Mission: The Sentencing Project promotes effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, COVID-19 IN JUVENILE FACILITIES COVID-19 has infected thousands of youth housed in and staff working in juvenile facilities. Given the close proximity that defines life in congregate care settings, such as detention centers and residential treatment centers, such spread was inevitable without significantreductions in
VOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN The Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that 283,800 individuals with mental illnesses were confined in U.S. jails and prisons in 1998. Overall, 16% of all inmates self-reported current mental illness or an overnight stay in a mental hospital, and an additional 14%LIFE SENTENCES
The Sentencing Project convened a national day of action in commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the Attica uprising and to demand life sentenced prisoners be included in COVID-19-related decarceration efforts. Groups around the country organized grassroots actions in support of prison releases. CONTACT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.orgVOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. FAMILIES AND MASS INCARCERATION 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
INCARCERATED WOMEN AND GIRLS Incarcerated Women and Girls. November 24, 2020. Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal justice system. This is the result of more expansive law enforcement efforts, stiffer drug sentencing laws, and post-conviction barriers to reentry that uniquely affect women. THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
BIG PRISONS, SMALL TOWNS: PRISON ECONOMICS IN RURAL AMERICA Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America Ryan S. King, Marc Mauer and Tracy Huling February 2003 514 10TH STREET NW, SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 TEL: 202.628.0871 • FAX: 202.628.1091 STAFF@S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG WWW.SENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: ONE-THIRD OF BLACK MEN HAVE FELONY In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years and far above the rate for white men. Published in Demography, the study develops national and state-level estimates for THE CRISIS OF THE YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE AND THE The Crisis of the Young African American Male and the Criminal Justice System Marc Mauer Assistant Director The Sentencing Project Prepared for U.S. Commission on Civil Rights THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF. ABOUT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT The Sentencing Project is a leader in changing the way Americans think about crime and punishment. Mission: The Sentencing Project promotes effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, COVID-19 IN JUVENILE FACILITIES COVID-19 has infected thousands of youth housed in and staff working in juvenile facilities. Given the close proximity that defines life in congregate care settings, such as detention centers and residential treatment centers, such spread was inevitable without significantreductions in
VOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN The Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that 283,800 individuals with mental illnesses were confined in U.S. jails and prisons in 1998. Overall, 16% of all inmates self-reported current mental illness or an overnight stay in a mental hospital, and an additional 14% THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF. ABOUT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT The Sentencing Project is a leader in changing the way Americans think about crime and punishment. Mission: The Sentencing Project promotes effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, COVID-19 IN JUVENILE FACILITIES COVID-19 has infected thousands of youth housed in and staff working in juvenile facilities. Given the close proximity that defines life in congregate care settings, such as detention centers and residential treatment centers, such spread was inevitable without significantreductions in
VOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN The Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that 283,800 individuals with mental illnesses were confined in U.S. jails and prisons in 1998. Overall, 16% of all inmates self-reported current mental illness or an overnight stay in a mental hospital, and an additional 14%LIFE SENTENCES
The Sentencing Project convened a national day of action in commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the Attica uprising and to demand life sentenced prisoners be included in COVID-19-related decarceration efforts. Groups around the country organized grassroots actions in support of prison releases. CONTACT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.orgVOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. FAMILIES AND MASS INCARCERATION 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
INCARCERATED WOMEN AND GIRLS Incarcerated Women and Girls. November 24, 2020. Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal justice system. This is the result of more expansive law enforcement efforts, stiffer drug sentencing laws, and post-conviction barriers to reentry that uniquely affect women. THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
BIG PRISONS, SMALL TOWNS: PRISON ECONOMICS IN RURAL AMERICA Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America Ryan S. King, Marc Mauer and Tracy Huling February 2003 514 10TH STREET NW, SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 TEL: 202.628.0871 • FAX: 202.628.1091 STAFF@S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG WWW.SENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: ONE-THIRD OF BLACK MEN HAVE FELONY In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years and far above the rate for white men. Published in Demography, the study develops national and state-level estimates for THE CRISIS OF THE YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE AND THE The Crisis of the Young African American Male and the Criminal Justice System Marc Mauer Assistant Director The Sentencing Project Prepared for U.S. Commission on Civil Rights THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF. ABOUT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT The Sentencing Project is a leader in changing the way Americans think about crime and punishment. Mission: The Sentencing Project promotes effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, COVID-19 IN JUVENILE FACILITIES COVID-19 has infected thousands of youth housed in and staff working in juvenile facilities. Given the close proximity that defines life in congregate care settings, such as detention centers and residential treatment centers, such spread was inevitable without significantreductions in
VOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN The Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that 283,800 individuals with mental illnesses were confined in U.S. jails and prisons in 1998. Overall, 16% of all inmates self-reported current mental illness or an overnight stay in a mental hospital, and an additional 14% THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF. ABOUT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT The Sentencing Project is a leader in changing the way Americans think about crime and punishment. Mission: The Sentencing Project promotes effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting racial, COVID-19 IN JUVENILE FACILITIES COVID-19 has infected thousands of youth housed in and staff working in juvenile facilities. Given the close proximity that defines life in congregate care settings, such as detention centers and residential treatment centers, such spread was inevitable without significantreductions in
VOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: AN The Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that 283,800 individuals with mental illnesses were confined in U.S. jails and prisons in 1998. Overall, 16% of all inmates self-reported current mental illness or an overnight stay in a mental hospital, and an additional 14%LIFE SENTENCES
The Sentencing Project convened a national day of action in commemoration of the 49th anniversary of the Attica uprising and to demand life sentenced prisoners be included in COVID-19-related decarceration efforts. Groups around the country organized grassroots actions in support of prison releases. CONTACT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.orgVOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. FAMILIES AND MASS INCARCERATION 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
INCARCERATED WOMEN AND GIRLS Incarcerated Women and Girls. November 24, 2020. Over the past quarter century, there has been a profound change in the involvement of women within the criminal justice system. This is the result of more expansive law enforcement efforts, stiffer drug sentencing laws, and post-conviction barriers to reentry that uniquely affect women. THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
BIG PRISONS, SMALL TOWNS: PRISON ECONOMICS IN RURAL AMERICA Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America Ryan S. King, Marc Mauer and Tracy Huling February 2003 514 10TH STREET NW, SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 TEL: 202.628.0871 • FAX: 202.628.1091 STAFF@S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG WWW.SENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: ONE-THIRD OF BLACK MEN HAVE FELONY In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years and far above the rate for white men. Published in Demography, the study develops national and state-level estimates for THE CRISIS OF THE YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE AND THE The Crisis of the Young African American Male and the Criminal Justice System Marc Mauer Assistant Director The Sentencing Project Prepared for U.S. Commission on Civil Rights THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF.LIFE SENTENCES
1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE COVID-19 SAFER DETENTION ACT AND 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
DECARCERATION STRATEGIES 2 The Sentencing Project This report was written by Dennis Schrantz, Stephen T. DeBor, and Marc Mauer. Schrantz is a corrections consultant and the former deputy director ofDOROTHY GAINES
Dorothy Gaines. Dorothy Gaines was a former nurse and devoted mother living in Mobile, Alabama. A self-described “PTA mom,” she always brought snacks to the football field where her son played on the team and her daughter was a cheerleader. Their lives turned upside down in August 1993, when Alabama state police raided her home for drugs. THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF.LIFE SENTENCES
1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE COVID-19 SAFER DETENTION ACT AND 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
DECARCERATION STRATEGIES 2 The Sentencing Project This report was written by Dennis Schrantz, Stephen T. DeBor, and Marc Mauer. Schrantz is a corrections consultant and the former deputy director ofDOROTHY GAINES
Dorothy Gaines. Dorothy Gaines was a former nurse and devoted mother living in Mobile, Alabama. A self-described “PTA mom,” she always brought snacks to the football field where her son played on the team and her daughter was a cheerleader. Their lives turned upside down in August 1993, when Alabama state police raided her home for drugs.LIFE SENTENCES
1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.orgVOTING IN JAILS
Nicole D. Porter. While the COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges for voters during the 2020 election cycle, voting access for the 700,000 people held in local jails around the country has long been critically compromised. This report highlights jurisdictions around the country that actively support ballot access for people detained in jails. CAMPAIGN TO END LIFE IMPRISONMENT The Sentencing Project launched the Campaign to End Life Imprisonment to engage the public about the consequences of long sentences and support advocacy efforts to reduce the use of life imprisonment. To end mass incarceration we must address life sentences. A record one of every seven people in U.S. prisons is serving a life sentence. RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN SEX OFFENDER Racial Disparities in Sex Offender Registration. In “Punishing Sex: Sex Offenders and the Missing Punitive Turn in Sexuality Studies,” published in Law and Social Inquiry, Trevor Hoppe demonstrates that like the rest of the criminal justice system, sex offender registration across the country disproportionately affects black men.About two-thirds of the approximately 750,000 Americans whoHENDERSON HILL
1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE JUSTICE Overrepresentation of Native Americans in the Justice System. The overrepresentation of Native Americans in the criminal justice system is a nationally underreported story, according to a recent article in Nieman Reports. Native Americans have been admitted to prison at over four times the rate for whites, according to the National Council on Crime and Delinquency .ANDRES IDARRAGA
Andres Idarraga. In 2006, Andres Idarraga was a 28-year-old student at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. At the time, Rhode Island law prohibited individuals with felony convictions from voting until they completed parole and probation, and Idarraga became a prominent advocate for restoring the right to vote to thousandsDOROTHY GAINES
Dorothy Gaines. Dorothy Gaines was a former nurse and devoted mother living in Mobile, Alabama. A self-described “PTA mom,” she always brought snacks to the football field where her son played on the team and her daughter was a cheerleader. Their lives turned upside down in August 1993, when Alabama state police raided her home for drugs. RACE & JUSTICE NEWS: ONE-THIRD OF BLACK MEN HAVE FELONY In “Growth in the U.S. Ex-Felon and Ex-Prisoner Population, 1948 to 2010,” Sarah Shannon and colleagues estimate that one-third of black men had a felony conviction in 2010—a significant increase over the past 30 years and far above the rate for white men. Published in Demography, the study develops national and state-level estimates for BIG PRISONS, SMALL TOWNS: PRISON ECONOMICS IN RURAL AMERICA Big Prisons, Small Towns: Prison Economics in Rural America Ryan S. King, Marc Mauer and Tracy Huling February 2003 514 10TH STREET NW, SUITE 1000 WASHINGTON, DC 20004 TEL: 202.628.0871 • FAX: 202.628.1091 STAFF@S ENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG WWW.SENTENCINGPROJECT.ORG THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF.LIFE SENTENCES
1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org CONTACT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE COVID-19 SAFER DETENTION ACT AND 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
DECARCERATION STRATEGIES 2 The Sentencing Project This report was written by Dennis Schrantz, Stephen T. DeBor, and Marc Mauer. Schrantz is a corrections consultant and the former deputy director of THE SENTENCING PROJECTISSUESTHE FACTSTAKE ACTIONABOUT USTHERESA MCINTYRE SMITHSENTENCING POLICY The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence of imprisonment for their conviction. Download PDF.LIFE SENTENCES
1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org CONTACT US | THE SENTENCING PROJECT 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org LETTER IN SUPPORT OF THE COVID-19 SAFER DETENTION ACT AND 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org WOMEN AND GIRLS SERVING LIFE SENTENCES Women and Criminal Justice 20: 302-322. In a national survey conducted by The Sentencing Project of people serving life without parole for offenses committed as youth, we found that prior to incarceration, 80% of female respondents had experienced physical abuse, 77% sexual abuse, and 84% witnessed violence at home. DRUG COURTS: A REVIEW OF THE EVIDENCE Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence. In 1989, officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida established the nation’s first drug court. This special court was designed to bring drug treatment more fully into the criminal justice system, treating offenders with a history of drug abuse for their addiction, while simultaneously ensuring supervision DR. STANLEY ANDRISSE Dr. Stanley Andrisse. In 2006, 22-year-old Stanley Andrisse sat in a Missouri courtroom awaiting sentencing facing 20 years for his third drug conviction. Just one week prior, he celebrated his college graduation, yet there he was in a courtroom being called a “career criminal” with no hope for change. But change did happen – a ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
THE WAR ON MARIJUANA: THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WAR ON This includes an assessment of trends in arrest, sentencing, and incarceration, along with an evaluation of the impact of these developments on marijuana price and availability, and the use of crime control resources. Our analysis indicates that the “war on drugs”in
DECARCERATION STRATEGIES 2 The Sentencing Project This report was written by Dennis Schrantz, Stephen T. DeBor, and Marc Mauer. Schrantz is a corrections consultant and the former deputy director of THE SENTENCING PROJECT The Sentencing Project offered expert testimony before Oregon’s House Rules Committee In support of House Bill 2366, a Universal Suffrage Act. HB 2366 repeals the prohibition on voting by individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court–ordered sentence ofimprisonment for
CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACTS 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org FAMILIES AND MASS INCARCERATION 1705 DeSales St, NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202.628.0871 (fax) 202.628.1091 staff@sentencingproject.org INVISIBLE PUNISHMENT: THE COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF MASS Invisible Punishment reveals how the two million imprisoned Americans and their families are being punished by factors well beyond incarceration.. In these pages, leading scholars and advocates in criminal justice explore the far-reaching consequences of thirty years of “get tough” policies on prisoners, on ex-felons, and on families and communities who have committed no crimes. ASHLEY NELLIS, PH.D. Ashley Nellis, Ph.D. Authored by Ashley Nellis, Senior Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, A Return to Justice examines how the original aim of the juvenile justice system — to consider children’s unique status and amenability for reform — has eroded, with increasing reliance on court systems that do not account fortheir young age.
ONE YEAR AFTER THE FIRST STEP ACT: MIXED OUTCOMES First Step Act’s authorization of $75 million per year – approximately $400 per prisoner – falls far short of what is necessary to address the rehabilitative needs of people in prison. In July, the DOJ released data that dramatically highlighted the deficit in federal prison programming. Among the 223,000 people released fromBOP custody
DECARCERATION STRATEGIES 2 The Sentencing Project This report was written by Dennis Schrantz, Stephen T. DeBor, and Marc Mauer. Schrantz is a corrections consultant and the former deputy director ofDOROTHY GAINES
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