Commentary
Inmates Hit Payday in Pandemic, Study Shows Jaw-Dropping Numbers Are Being Set Free
A study of local jails across America shows jail populations have been reduced at a shocking rate.
The Prison Policy Initiative — a nonprofit group that aims to “expose the broader harm of mass criminalization†— released its findings May 14, detailing how much jail populations have shrunk since the start of the pandemic.
Since January and February, inmate numbers at some jails have been reduced by more than 50 percent.
The study reveals that counties in Oregon, Arkansas, New Jersey, Washington state, Iowa and Kentucky have cut their inmate populations by more than half in the last few months.
https://www.westernjournal.com/inmates-hit-payday-pandemic-study-shows-jaw-dropping-numbers-set-free/
