Under former Mayor Eric Adams, 48 people died in New York City jails or immediately upon release from Department of Correction (DOC) custody. Any death is a tragedy—but 48, which may in fact be an undercount, represents a complete failure of the city to keep incarcerated people safe.Yet there are three reasons for optimism in 2026. First, in Januar ...
As the school year begins, one mother shares practical advice for maintaining strong relationships with children when families are separated by incarceration.
For parents, incarceration ultimately means separation, and we find ourselves wishing we could make up for the countless missed moments with our children. The percentage of school-aged children in the United States who have experienced parental incarceration is 6 percent—about 4.2 million children. These children aren’t asking for a perfect parent; ...
Research Note
Criminal justice system backlogs, or the number of unresolved cases in a jurisdiction, have long posed a challenge to the timely and equitable administration of justice. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, however, backlogs grew at an unprecedented rate across the nation and, six years later, continue to stymie criminal justice system operations.The s ...