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Researching Mass Incarceration and Prison Abolition

A guide created to assist those who wish to identify resources on mass incarceration and prison abolition. This guide highlights selected New York-specific events and sources.

Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) states it is "the primary statistical agency of the [U.S.] Department of Justice." 

Annual Reports:

Open Data Platform, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs Open Data site states it offers "data sets, analyses, and visualizations that present information about and derived from grant funding investments awarded by OJP."

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The White House, Fact Sheets

The White House, Presidential Actions (includes Executive Orders, Presidential Memoranda & Proclamations + Fact Sheets (Current Administration)