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Bureau of Justice Statistics

How the Federal Government Lost Track of Deaths in Custody

The Department of Justice is leaving researchers, policymakers, and advocates in the dark about deaths in police custody, prisons, and jails.

Ethan Corey Jun 24, 2020

Alabama’s Prisons Are the Most Crowded—If You Look at the Right Data

The Bureau of Justice Statistics relies in part on states to self-report prison capacity numbers, which can result in a misleading snapshot of overcrowding in the U.S.

Corin Faife Aug 21, 2019