It accounts for sentences of more than one year. States with a lower incarceration rate were given a higher ranking. The incarceration rate metric is one of many that factor into the overall Best ...

Oklahoma was one of 12 states to reduce its prison population in 2023, though its incarceration rate remains among the ...

Despite low crime rates, Idaho leads the nation in female incarceration, with most women imprisoned for drugs rather than ...

This metric measures the incarceration rate of juveniles ages 10 to the upper age limit for juvenile delinquency in a state per 100,000 in the population, using data from the Office of Juvenile ...

The Prison Policy Initiative, a national advocacy group and nonprofit organization, ranked Arkansas third highest in the U.S. for incarceration rates amid major jail expansion projects in the ...

BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Equitable Justice Commission (MEJC) approved 18 recommendations for agency reforms, data collection and other measures to reduce incarceration rates in the state.