Media
Coverage and publications featuring data from the Jail Data Initiative.
Jailing the homeless: New data shed light on unhoused people in local jails
Journalists: How to Report on Deaths in Jails and Prisons
Who is jailed, how often, and why: Our Jail Data Initiative collaboration offers a fresh look at the misuse of local jails
Policymaking and pretrial fairness: Evaluating Illinois' ban on cash bail beyond Chicago
The Current State of Jail Incarceration
Timely jail data can be a guiding light for the criminal justice system
Reporter Tools: The Jail Data Initiative
More women are being detained as jail populations near pre-COVID levels
Many Jails Are As Full As They Were Before COVID-19 Pandemic
People in jail often can't vote, even though they're eligible
New Dashboard Displays Daily Jail Data, Population Trends
Many County Jails Don't Provide Voting Access to People Detained
Increasing Voting in Jails With Access to Technology
State prisons and local jails appear indifferent to COVID outbreaks, refuse to depopulate dangerous facilities
After rapidly cutting their populations at the very start of the pandemic, jail populations crept up during most of 2021
Failing Grades: States' Responses to COVID-19 in Jails & Prisons
People in Jail and Prison in Spring 2021
COVID-19 Extends Sentences for Some Incarcerated People
The Coronavirus Has Found a Safe Harbor
Impact Report: COVID-19 and Jails
NYU Analysis Shows Disturbing Pattern of Race-Based NYPD Misconduct
Small but Growing Group Incarcerated For a Month or More Has Kept Jail Populations High
The Scale of the COVID-19-Related Jail Population Decline
County Guide for Reducing Jail Populations and Costs
Study: As jail releases increased during pandemic, Black inmates were left behind