Prisons of Poverty: Uncovering the Pre-Incarceration Incomes of the Imprisoned
July 21, 2015 | by Bernadette Rabuy and Daniel Kopf | Prison Policy Initiative
A recent report from the Prison Policy Initiative finds that incarcerated people are often poorer than non-incarcerated people, even before they go to prison. The report also updates the most commonly used data on the pre-incarceration incomes of prisoners—including, for the first time, pre-incarceration income data on women. Read the full report, co-authored by former NCCD intern Bernadette Rabuy, here.
A recent report from the Prison Policy Initiative finds that incarcerated people are often poorer than non-incarcerated people, even before they go to prison. The report also updates the most commonly used data on the pre-incarceration incomes of prisoners—including, for the first time, pre-incarceration income data on women. Read the full report, co-authored by former NCCD intern Bernadette Rabuy, here.