Summary of Select Reports & Papers on Criminal Justice Reform (2017)

Over the last five years, an increasing number of reports, papers, and studies have been published about the causes, effects, and multiple dimensions of mass incarceration – and how to end it. From academic research to advocacy reports to papers from government agencies, there’s more research and data available than ever to help movements for reform understand what’s happening at every level of the criminal justice system. Combined, this research provides extensive recommendations for what can be done to reduce criminalization, end mass incarceration, and improve safety, health, and justice for everyone.

To assist advocates and organizers in their work to end mass incarceration, Katal reviewed over 30, papers and advocacy tools available through 2016 and produced the following synthesis. Produced by Alexis Wilson Briggs, gabriel sayegh, and Libbie Pattinson.