"Each dot represents one of the 1,942,600 people in state prisons and jails in the U.S. The Smart Justice 50-State Blueprints show how each state can cut the number of people behind bars by half."
ACLU
September 5, 2018
Read MoreOne of the most confounding recent trends in the criminal justice system is the disproportional increase in incarceration in rural areas. The main motivating factors of this trend have yet to be uncovered in their totality. This page seeks to explore the potential driving forces behind this pattern, along with highlighting the rural counties which are fighting this concerning, recent trend.
"Each dot represents one of the 1,942,600 people in state prisons and jails in the U.S. The Smart Justice 50-State Blueprints show how each state can cut the number of people behind bars by half."
ACLU
September 5, 2018
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