As temperatures have risen across the globe, extreme summertime heat and humidity have become a growing problem throughout the United States. Exposure to extreme heat is particularly harmful in prisons, where both...
The Marshall Project's toolkit helps you report on how the widespread, long-term trend of declining prison staff affects both safety behind bars and state budgets.
Lockdowns in U.S. prisons affect 22% of incarcerated individuals daily, highlighting severe issues like overcrowding & staff shortages. FAMM’s report, "Life on Lockdown," aims to bring accountability & push for humane...
The purpose of this report is to document the nature and scope of staffing shortages in Illinois’ prisons, detail the harms to incarcerated people and staff, and make recommendations for urgent and vital action to...
The headlines are clear: across the country, our nation’s prisons are dangerously understaffed and overcrowded. This crisis is playing out in real time with dire consequences for correctional officers and incarcerated...
We are in the midst of a profound crisis in our nation’s correctional system. Prisons across the country are dangerously understaffed, overcrowded, and plagued by rapidly deteriorating conditions. As a result, our...
Developed with input from hundreds of correctional professionals, Wellness Works offers clear, actionable principles for creating best-in-class staff wellness programs, from recruitment through retirement. This living...
The Safe Inside report is a 50-state analysis of workforce trends in state departments of corrections. This report is the first comprehensive assessment of workforce trends in state corrections systems, and what those...