Data

These databases give you access to crime records, incarceration statistics and more so you can ground your reporting in numbers.

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Behind Bars Data Project

Behind Bars Data Project

The Behind Bars Data Project from UCLA School of Law provides national data on deaths in U.S. prisons and other carceral facilities.
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Datasets for Justice Innovation

Datasets for Justice Innovation

The Stanford Legal Design Lab made this page of datasets available for those “working on justice and poverty innovation.”
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Death Row Execution Database

Death Row Execution Database

This page contains information about death row executions from 1977 to present (it's updated on business days by 12 p.m. EST).
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Improving Youth Justice

Improving Youth Justice

The Improving Youth Justice database covers a decade of data regarding facility standards and impacts on the juveniles, families and staff.
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Incarceration Detailed Data Tool

Incarceration Detailed Data Tool

The Detailed Data Tool from The Sentencing Project provides a federal and state-level look at data related to incarcerated people and prison populations.
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Incarceration Transparency

Incarceration Transparency

The Incarceration Transparency Database provides data on deaths in prisons and jails for Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina and Pennsylvania.
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Measures for Justice

Measures for Justice

The Measures for Justice portal compares public state and county data to monitor the “performance measures” of individual counties or states.
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Paper Prisons Statistics

Paper Prisons Statistics

The Paper Prisons Statistics database from the Paper Prisons Initiative provides data and research on the long-term consequences of criminal records in the U.S.
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Prison Policy Initiative Data Library

Prison Policy Initiative Data Library

The Prison Policy Initiative Data Library provides comprehensive national and state-level statistics on incarceration, community supervision, and criminal legal system involvement.
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Statistical Briefing Book

Statistical Briefing Book

The Statistical Briefing Book provides downloadable spreadsheets and data analysis tools to analyze juvenile justice data.
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The National Registry of Exonerations

The National Registry of Exonerations

The National Registry of Exonerations provides state and county data on exonerations from 1989 to present day.
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