REPORT: Since 1980 Incarceration Rates of Women and Girls Increased More Than Men
By Belen Avelar WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project Monday released a report stating that between 1980…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 194: Second Look Network
In March, the Sentencing Project announced the creation of the Second Look Network. Across the country, we…
Statistics of Incarcerated Individuals with Substance Use Problems Show Only 10% Received Clinical Help
By Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. “War on Drugs” has left a massive gap in…
Second Look Network Announced, Designed to Help Incarcerated People Seeking Relief
By Kimberly Torres WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project has announced it has launched a “second look…
The Sentencing Project Report Regarding Extensive Prison Sentences Cites ‘Practical’ Ways to Reduce Incarceration
By Daphne Ho WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project released a report this month that focuses on…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 188: Ashley Nellis Talks about 50 Years of Mass Incarceration
The year 2023 marks the 50th year since the US prison population began its unprecedented surge. The…
Ending 50 Years of Mass Incarceration: The Sentencing Project Claims Urgent Reform Needed to Protect Future Generations
By Paloma Sifuentes, Michael McCutcheon and Emily Saroyan WASHINGTON, DC – A half century ago, in 1973,…
Mass Incarceration Trends: Comprehensive Report from The Sentencing Project
By Leslie Acevedo and Michael McCutcheon WASHINGTON, DC – A report published by Dr. Ashley Nellis and…
US Prisons Held Six Times As Many People in 2021 Versus 1971
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – A report from the Sentencing Project on Tuesday revealed that…
Sentencing Project Applauds Reintroduction of Legislation to Shorten Long-Term Federal Prison Sentences
By Leslie Acevedo and Perla Brito WASHINGTON DC – The Sentencing Project applauded federal legislation introduced last…
How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens
by Bianca Fortis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter…
Formerly Incarcerated Continue Urge New Director to Overhaul Federal Prisons
By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C – In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal…
New Report Finds Inequality of Court Diversion within U.S. Juvenile System
By Daniella Espinoza WASHINTON, DC – A new report here appears to demonstrate that in the U.S….
The Sentencing Project Releases New Report Showcasing Rise and Fall of Private Prisons
By Angelina Sang WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week showing…
Commentary: Why Even Heinous Crimes Can Generate Extreme Sentences
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Once upon a time we know what would have happened with…
Sentencing Project Releases Report on Jail-Based Voting for 2 Million Incarcerated
By Michele Chadwick WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Sentencing Project has released a new report, “Voting in Jails: Advocacy…
Report Debunks Myth of Youth-Led Crime Wave
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – It seems that reports of a youth-led crime…
New Report Charges Felony Murder Laws ‘At Odds with Rest of World’
By Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – An “extensive analysis of the United States’ fundamentally flawed felony murder laws,”…
Children in Adult Prisons – A Conduit of Egalitarian Justice or an Inhibitor of Rehabilitation?
By Joshua Cenzano WASHINGTON, DC – According to a report by The Sentencing Project, the number of…
Henry Montgomery Finally Released on Parole After 57 Years in Prison, Conviction by All-White Jury
By Sophia Barberini Baton Rouge, LA – After being denied twice, 75-year-old Henry Montgomery appeared for a…