From Vera Institute of Justice:
People born in 2001 turned 22 this year—an age at which life is full of possibility. Yet, shadows can mar that bright future; Black men born that year have a staggering one-in-five chance of imprisonment during their lifetime.
This statistic, while unacceptable on its own, nevertheless represents an improvement as a result of our collective work—for Black men born in 1981, the odds of imprisonment were one in three.
As 2023 comes to a close, the state of criminal legal system reform is filled with stark contrasts between all we have achieved and the challenging reality that persists. The total United States incarcerated population, while still unconscionably high, has declined more than 20 percent from its peak in 2008. This progress is the work of countless activists and advocates, system-impacted people, reform-minded lawmakers, and system actors. Half a century after the rise of mass incarceration, we are shrinking its devastating footprint—but much remains to be done. Continue reading >>>
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