People in Prison 2017
Vera Institute of Justice
May 2018
Effective advocacy and policy making require up-to-date
information. Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) researchers
collected data on the number of people in state and federal
prisons on December 31, 2017 to provide timely information
on how prison incarceration is changing in the United
States.
Vera Institute of Justice
The Vera Institute of Justice partnered with five prison and jail systems to assess how they use restrictive housing—also known as segregation or solitary confinement—in their facilities and to recommend ways to safely reduce that use. This report presents highlights of Vera’s findings and recommendations for ways these systems (and others motivated to reform) can reduce their use of restrictive housing and employ safe, effective alternatives. It also provides updates on the progress these systems have made to date.
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