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Food for thought: Prison food is a public health problem
This past fall, a new report from Prison Voice Washington detailed the decline in food quality served in the state’s correctional facilities. While incarcerated people often voice complaints about...
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The steep cost of medical co-pays in prison puts health at risk
If your doctor charged a $500 co-pay for every visit, how bad would your health have to get before you made an appointment? You would be right to think such a high cost exploitative, and your neighbors...
View ArticleIn their own words: The value of in-person visitation to families
A little more than a year ago, I wrote a blog post about the psychological research on the difference between video communication and face-to-face communication. Throughout the literature, I found that...
View ArticleDetroit Pistons owner about to squeeze fans in a new way, buying Securus
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has styled himself a hometown hero in Michigan, but his company’s current bid to acquire prison telecom company Securus Technologies suggests he cares far more about...
View ArticleIncarceration shortens life expectancy
New research expands the notions of collateral consequences beyond post-release barriers and discrimination. Two studies show that incarceration shortens life expectancy, at both the national and...
View ArticlePrison phone giant GTL gets bigger, again.
The largest phone provider in prisons and jails, which incarcerated people use to call home, has just gotten bigger. GTL (formerly Global Tel*Link) has purchased its competitor Telmate. In the broken...
View ArticleOur favorite investigative criminal justice reporting of 2017
Each year, investigative news reporters find new ways to shed light on the complicated problems of the criminal justice system. These are some of the in-depth stories and analyses that impressed us...
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Our favorite news coverage of our work in 2017
One of our goals here at the Prison Policy Initiative is to engage the public in current criminal justice issues. Journalists who use our research in new, creative ways play a crucial role in that...
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Our favorite data visualizations of 2017
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Findings from Knox County, Tenn.: Replacing in-person visits with video...
In April 2014 the sheriff’s office in Knox County, Tennessee banned in-person visits at its jail facilities and entered into a contract with Securus Technologies, forcing incarcerated people to...
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