A persistent criticism of Cato's paper in this series is that the native-born incarceration rate is only higher because black native-born Americans have a high incarceration rate (see Table 1 from ...

Mass incarceration is a complex issue that cannot be solved by simply tweaking the system, but rather by addressing the root ...

With nearly two million people behind bars at any given time, the United States has the world’s highest incarceration rate.

Critics of the US criminal justice system have often pointed to the “tough on crime” politics originating during the Nixon ...

Slavery and the Making of Mass Incarceration in New Orleans, 1803-1930" offers a reality check, writes Fatima Shaik.

Perry Moriearty, associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School specializing in juvenile justice, says the ...

As part of the program, incarcerated women repair bikes for community giveaways in exchange for peer support and their own bicycle upon release from custody.