Prison Policy Initiative

The Prison Policy Initiative (the Initiative) is an independent research and national advocacy organization founded in 2001 to document and publicize how mass incarceration undermines the nation’s welfare. As a Safety and Justice Challenge strategic ally, the Initiative conducts public education and advocacy on the need for local criminal justice reform that will safely reduce jail incarceration and address racial inequities. This award continues support for the Initiative to amplify the SJC and counter anti-reform messaging through data-driven reports, analyses, and targeted communications work as well as technical support to stimulate national interest in solutions and contribute to the movement for change.

The Prison Policy Initiative (the Initiative) is an independent research and advocacy organization founded in 2001 to document and publicize how mass incarceration undermines the nation’s welfare. This award enables the Initiative to continue its public education and advocacy on the need for local criminal justice reform that will reduce jail incarceration, as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge. Through periodic on-line reports analyzing publicly available data on incarceration, discussions on its popular and influential blog and in social media, and imaginative graphic presentations, the Initiative amplifies Foundation-supported system change and practice modeling efforts with communications that increase public awareness of the problem of jail misuse and overuse and racial inequities, stimulate national interest in solutions, and contribute to the movement for change.

The Prison Policy Initiative (the Initiative) is an independent research and advocacy organization founded in 2001 to document and publicize how mass incarceration undermines the nation’s welfare. This award enables the Initiative to continue its public education and advocacy on the need for local criminal justice reform that will reduce jail incarceration, as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge. Through periodic on-line reports analyzing publicly available data on incarceration, discussions on its popular and influential blog and in social media, and imaginative graphic presentations, the Initiative amplifies Foundation-supported system change and practice modeling efforts with communications that increase public awareness of the problem of jail misuse and overuse, stimulate national interest in solutions, and contribute momentum to the movement for change.

The Prison Policy Initiative (the Initiative) is an independent research and advocacy organization founded in 2001 to document and publicize how mass incarceration undermines the nation’s welfare. This award enables the Initiative to engage in national advocacy highlighting the need for local criminal justice reform that will reduce jail incarceration, as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge. Through periodic on-line reports analyzing publicly available data on incarceration, discussions on its popular and influential blog and in social media, and imaginative graphic presentations, the Initiative amplifies Foundation-supported system change and practice modeling efforts with communications that increase public awareness of the problem of jail misuse and overuse, stimulate national interest in solutions, and contribute momentum to the movement for change.

The Prison Policy Initiative (the Initiative) is an independent research and advocacy organization founded in 2001 to document and publicize how mass incarceration undermines the nation’s welfare. This award enables the Initiative to engage in national advocacy highlighting the need for local criminal justice reform that will reduce jail incarceration, as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge. Through periodic on-line reports analyzing publicly available data on incarceration, discussions on its popular and influential blog and in social media, and imaginative graphic presentations, the Initiative complements and amplifies Foundation-supported system change and practice modeling efforts with communications that increase public awareness of the problem of jail misuse and overuse, stimulate national interest in solutions, and contribute momentum to the movement for change.