Editor's note: This information has been updated in three previously published stories on disenfranchisement that were previously published in the Clarion Ledger and the Hattiesburg American to ...

‘Locked Out 2024’ highlights persistent racial disparities and the nationwide impact of felony voting bans The Sentencing Project is a leader in changing the way Americans think about crime and ...

The Sentencing Project is a national non-profit criminal justice-oriented 5013 organization established in 1986 in Washington, D.C.. The organization advocates for change in sentencing policy, ...

Earlier this month, The Sentencing Project released their latest report, “One in Five: Ending Racial Inequity in Incarceration.” This report is the first in what will be a series of four, “examining ...

The Sentencing Project report finds that formerly incarcerated individuals face significant barriers to reentry due to ...

As the United States commemorates 50 years of mass incarceration, researchers and experts call for a comprehensive reimagining of the public safety infrastructure to prevent another 50 years of this ...

Women’s incarceration has increased by more than 600% since 1980, according to a new report from The Sentencing Project. Four decades ago, about 26,000 women were held in jails or prisons in the ...

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled recently that even the worst offenders can seek parole after 25 years, declaring life sentences without parole to be unconstitutional. By Vjosa Isai and Catherine ...