TRENDS U.S. PRISON POPULATION 1970-2023

Read the latest news on sentencing policy

Sources: The Sentencing Project and BJS

Learn more about the alarming rise in the size of the state and federal prison population since the 1980s and the ways organizations around the country are pushing for change in sentencing policies.

Advocate against mandatory minimum sentences

Source: FAMM Website

Learn about ways to keep updated on the movement to end minimum sentencing, and the effects of mandatory minimum sentences on families by visiting the Take Action center from Families Against Mandatory Minimums.