Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons

A Report of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons

The Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons—a national group of civic leaders, corrections administrators, scholars, advocates, police officers, religious community members, and former prisoners—authored this report following a year-long study of jail and prison conditions in the U.S. The Commission, finding high volumes of violence and ...