The Sentencing Project

931 years in prison.

Collectively, that is how long the 33 men and women who shared their stories with us were confined within the United States prison system.

Beginning in 2021, one by one, these individuals were released from prisons around the country. Upon returning to life on the outside, the world had become much different from the one they had left.

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Thousands of incarcerated people are legally eligible to vote but have been blocked from casting their ballot.

This widespread erosion of voting rights is driven not by laws, Bob Libal writes, but by a lack of infrastructure and misinformation.

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In her latest post for "Mass Incarceration and Other Bad Ideas" on Substack, our Executive Director Kara Gotsch explores the concept of freedom as an ongoing pursuit of equity, dignity, justice, and safety.

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In 2024, four million Americans were banned from voting due to a felony conviction. We're committed to expanding voting rights in every state & working with state partners to provide specific data on state felony disenfranchisement.

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State Voting Rights Briefs – The Sentencing Project Featured Campaign Second Look Network Ending mass incarceration requires taking a second look at extreme sentences. Learn more about our coalition of legal professionals providing direct representation to incarcerated individuals seeking relief from lengthy or unfair sentences.