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Oct 10, 2024 | sentencingproject.org | Christopher Uggen |Ryan Larson |Sarah Shannon |Molly Hauf |Robert Stewart

Four million Americans will be unable to vote in the upcoming 2024 election due to felony disenfranchisement laws.

May 15, 2024 | sentencingproject.org | Becky Feldman

More legislatures are enacting “second look” policies to allow judges to review sentences after a person has served a lengthy period of time.

Mar 20, 2024 | sentencingproject.org | Richard Mendel

Jurisdictions around the country have taken steps to expand diversion as an alternative to arrest or prosecution in juvenile court.

Oct 16, 2023 | sentencingproject.org | Nazgol Ghandnoosh |Ashley Nellis

Executive SummaryFollowing a massive, four-decade-long buildup of incarceration disproportionately impacting people of color, a growing reform movement has made important inroads. The 21st century has witnessed progress both in reducing the U.S. prison population and its racial and ethnic disparities. The total prison population has declined by 25% after reaching its peak level in 2009.