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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01rn3014452| Title: | U.S. prison decline: Insufficient to undo mass incarceration |
| Contributors: | Ghandnoosh, Nazgol |
| Keywords: | Criminal justice, Administration of—United States Imprisonment—United States Correctional law—United States |
| Issue Date: | May-2020 |
| Publisher: | The Sentencing Project |
| Place of Publication: | Washington, D.C. |
| Description: | By yearend 2018, the U.S. prison population reached 1.4 million people, declining by 9% since reaching its peak level in 2009. This follows a nearly 700% growth in the prison population between 1972 and 2009. This research brief reveals significant variation across states in decarceration and highlights the overall modest pace of reforms relative to the massive imprisonment buildup. This analysis is based on the most recent data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics on people serving sentences greater than one year. Since the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, a number of states and the federal system have made additional, albeit modest, reductions in their prison populations. This analysis underscores the need to address excessively high levels of imprisonment amidst a public health crisis. |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01rn3014452 |
| Related resource: | https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/ |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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