The harms of mass incarceration extend far beyond courtrooms, jail cells, and prison beds.

During a search of Penelope Harris’s Bronx apartment in 2010, police found 10 grams of cannabis. Even in the days before cannabis legalization in New York, that tiny amount fell below the legal threshold for a misdemeanor, according to The New York Times. But that brief interaction with the police, which resulted in no criminal charges against Har ...

What can we do to prevent more people from dying? A critical first step to prevent more jail deaths is to jail fewer people. By reducing the jail population, the county can begin to address the most acute issues threatening the lives of incarcerated people, as well as reduce the burden on jail staff. There is hope in that regard. This June, the Ame ...