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When the pandemic began, there was an unprecedented drop in the no. of people held in local jails nationwide. @verainstitute estimates that from mid-March to mid-April, the jail population decreased by 25%.
See our new evidence brief: https://www.vera.org/publications/covid19-jail-population-decline
See our new evidence brief: https://www.vera.org/publications/covid19-jail-population-decline
The progress made is still not enough to dismantle mass incarceration or save lives. As #COVID19 spreads, including in rural and resource-poor communities, continued bold action is needed. https://www.vera.org/publications/covid19-jail-population-decline
Poor, Black and brown communities have been hard-hit by the #COVID19 pandemic & devastated by decades of mass incarceration. Continued jail decarceration could help drive reinvestments in health and resources that reduce harm. https://www.vera.org/publications/covid19-jail-population-decline
However, in recent months, the progress made in jail reduction is diminishing. As counties reopen, police are arresting more people, judges are setting unaffordable bail, and people are being sentenced to jail time, even for minor offenses. https://www.vera.org/publications/covid19-jail-population-decline
The broad discretion of prosecutors, judges, & law enforcement have led to vastly different jail trajectories. Some jail pops never declined, others have already rebounded. https://www.vera.org/publications/covid19-jail-population-decline
#COVID19 still threatens people inside the justice system and in surrounding communities.
See our evidence brief on the scale of the COVID-19 jail decline & where the nation should go from here: https://www.vera.org/publications/covid19-jail-population-decline
See our evidence brief on the scale of the COVID-19 jail decline & where the nation should go from here: https://www.vera.org/publications/covid19-jail-population-decline
