Media

A collection of our reporting, and related industry findings and media coverage from peers, donors, and fellow researchers in the data science and public safety space.

Jailing the homeless: New data shed light on unhoused people in local jails

prisonpolicy.org

Journalists: How to Report on Deaths in Jails and Prisons

themarshallproject.org

Who is jailed, how often, and why: Our Jail Data Initiative collaboration offers a fresh look at the misuse of local jails

prisonpolicy.org

Policymaking and pretrial fairness: Evaluating Illinois' ban on cash bail beyond Chicago

sciencedirect.com

The Current State of Jail Incarceration

publicsafetylab.org

Timely jail data can be a guiding light for the criminal justice system

thehill.com

Reporter Tools: The Jail Data Initiative

nationalpress.org

Many Jails Are As Full As They Were Before COVID-19 Pandemic

pewtrusts.org

Many County Jails Don't Provide Voting Access to People Detained

arnoldventures.org

New Dashboard Displays Daily Jail Data, Population Trends

nyu.edu

COVID-19 Extends Sentences for Some Incarcerated People

pewtrusts.org

County Guide for Reducing Jail Populations and Costs

naco.org

More women are being detained as jail populations near pre-COVID levels

19thnews.org

The Coronavirus Has Found a Safe Harbor

nytimes.com

Impact Report: COVID-19 and Jails

counciloncj.org

NYU Analysis Shows Disturbing Pattern of Race-Based NYPD Misconduct

arnoldventures.org

Small but Growing Group Incarcerated For a Month or More Has Kept Jail Populations High

pewtrusts.org

Increasing Voting in Jails With Access to Technology

techpolicy.press

People in jail often can't vote, even though they're eligible

axios.com

After rapidly cutting their populations at the very start of the pandemic, jail populations crept up during most of 2021

prisonpolicy.org

Failing Grades: States' Responses to COVID-19 in Jails & Prisons

prisonpolicy.org

State prisons and local jails appear indifferent to COVID outbreaks, refuse to depopulate dangerous facilities

prisonpolicy.org

People in Jail and Prison in Spring 2021

prisonlegalnews.org

The Scale of the COVID-19-Related Jail Population Decline

vera.org

Study: As jail releases increased during pandemic, Black inmates were left behind

nyapsa.org