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The $445 Billion Machine: New Report Maps How Mass Incarceration Drains Families and Taxpayers
The broad system of mass incarceration costs the government and families at least $445 billion every year, according to a…
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Analysis: U.S. Incarceration Is Rising Again — And the Data Shows Why That’s a Policy Choice, Not a Safety Necessity
After a decade of modest but consistent declines, the U.S. incarceration rate is climbing again. State prisons added roughly 27,000…
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America’s Jails Are Its Largest Mental Health Facilities — and Federal Funding Just Got Cut
WASHINGTON — The three largest mental health facilities in the United States are not hospitals. They are the Los Angeles…
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The School-to-Prison Pipeline in 2026: Where Things Stand
Here's the good news: the number of young people locked up in the United States has fallen by more than…