REPORTS, RESEARCH  DATA AND WINS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Misplaced Priorities on April 7th, the NAACP released a new report, Misplaced Priorities, that examines America's escalating levels of prison spending and its impact on state budgets and our nation’s children.Misplaced Priorities tracks the steady shift of state funds away from education and toward the criminal justice system. Researchers have found that over-incarceration most often impacts vulnerable and minority populations, and that it destabilizes communities.The report is part of the “Smart and Safe Campaign,” and the NAACP is urging everyone to sign its petition to urge governors to adopt a set of recommendations that will help policymakers in all 50 states downsize prison populations and shift the savings to education budgets.Below are profiles of the six cities studied in the report, as well as three profiled individuals. Download the full report.Sign the Petition Now!​​

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cradle to Prison Pipeline. CRADLE TO PRISON PIPELINE® SUMMARY FACT SHEET

 

Release Date: October 1, 2009

 

File Size: 63 KBFile Format: pdf

Download DocumentCDF's Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign is a national and community crusade to engage families, youth, communities and policy makers in the development of healthy, safe and educated children. Poverty, racial disparities and a culture of punishment rather than prevention and early intervention are key forces driving the Pipeline.This summary fact sheet provides basic facts and descriptions about the systems that feed the pipeline to prison and the key steps We must take to speak out against policies that contribute to criminalizing children at younger and younger ages, and fight for policies that help children thrive and put them on track to a productive adulthood.