The justice system should focus on evidence-based solutions to address youth gun possession, such as prevention and support, rather than punishment, and invest in community-based solutions and court-based alternatives to reduce gun violence.
The Sentencing Project’s report reveals that parole for individuals serving life sentences has been eroded, with nearly 97,000 people eligible for parole but facing delays, and recommends reforms to restore the meaning of life with parole and embrace a more just and rehabilitative approach to criminal justice.
NEW YORK, NY – The origins of the “Three Strikes Laws” can be traced to the early…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sentencing Project this month released “A Matter of Life: The Scope and Impact…
BALTIMORE, MD – More than 4.6 million Americans are expected to be disenfranchised, and not be able…
WASHINGTON, DC — Thousands of youth and emerging adults being “left behind” despite a wave of reforms across…
WASHINGTON DC – “Youth Justice By the Numbers,” a new report released Thursday by The Sentencing Project,…
WASHINGTON, DC – In the last four decades, the number of incarcerated women has increased sevenfold, according…
By Yana Singhal PROVIDENCE, RI – The Sentencing Project joined with the Juvenile Law Center, the Gault…
By Lily Rusk WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past 10 years, incarceration and crime rates have declined…
By Olivia Biliunas WASHINGTON, DC – Mass incarceration continues to be more prevalent in the U.S. than…
By Shriya Kali Chittapuram WASHINGTON, DC – Recently, The Sentencing Project published “The Second Look Movement: A…
By Helen Shamamyan WASHINGTON, DC – Across 23 states and eight community districts, initiatives have been taken…
By Kyndall Dowell and Karime Montano WASHINGTON, DC – Kristen M. Budd, an academic research analyst in…
By Julie McCaffrey WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project released a new fact sheet last week— “How…
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – The Sentencing Project this week released a recent research brief entitled “Responding…
By Helen Shamamyan WASHINGTON, D.C. – The final report of the four-part series “One in Five” was…
By Priyanka Vatturi WASHINGTON, DC – New data released this past week by the Bureau of Justice…
By Julie McCaffrey and Kayla Meraz WASHINGTON, DC — The national incarceration rate has dropped by 25…
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – For the last 50 years, the United States has advanced punitive…