As COVID-19 began spreading in 2020, prison facilities across the country suspended visits from family and lawyers. Over the course of the pandemic, states have eased and tightened those restrictions. We’re rounding up the changes as they occur. Have you tried to...
Added State legislatures, members of Congress, and national newspapers push for an end to prison gerrymandering in 2021 to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. Published 4-16-2021 A New York Times editorial, a federal bill, and other encouraging updates from our fight to...
Added Incarcerated on Census Day: How even brief jail and prison stays can last a decade to the Prisoners of the Census Blog. Length-of-stay data from prisons and jails offers yet another reason why counting incarcerated people as correctional facility “residents”...