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Issues

Learn about our key areas of focus to end mass incarceration and promote racial justice.
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Racial Justice

Ending mass incarceration must include combating racial inequality and disparity.

Sentencing Reform

It's time to take a second look at extreme sentences.

Voting Rights

The criminal justice system shouldn't have a say in our democracy.

Youth Justice

We must end youth incarceration and provide all youth with the support they need to thrive.
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Second Look Network

Ending mass incarceration requires taking a second look at extreme sentences. Learn more about our coalition of legal professionals providing direct representation to incarcerated individuals seeking relief from lengthy or unfair sentences.
Advocacy

The Sentencing Project is a leading voice for criminal legal reform.
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Our Work

Explore our work at the national, state, and local level to promote a fair and effective criminal legal system.

Second Look Network

The Network serves, connects, and empowers legal advocates across the country to bring people serving excessive and unfair prison sentences home.

Get Involved

Changing laws and policies to end mass incarceration require a mass movement. Here are ways you can take action.
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50 Years and a Wake Up

This year marks the 50th year since the U.S. prison population began its unprecedented surge. Partner with us to end mass incarceration!
Research

Explore our publications, fact sheets, data & more.
Overview
Growth in Mass Incarceration

The United States is the world’s leader in incarceration. Get the facts and statistics on trends in U.S. incarceration.

U.S. Criminal Justice Data

View state-level data to provide a snapshot of key indicators of mass incarceration's impact in the United States

Detailed Data Tool

Compare state-level incarceration data for youth and adults with this expanded data set

Resource Library

Search important resources published by The Sentencing Project, including research publications, advocacy briefs, webinars, and more
Featured Publication

One in Five

One in five Black men born in 2001 is likely to experience imprisonment within their lifetime. Our four-part “One in Five” series examines racial inequities in America’s criminal legal system, as well as highlights promising reforms.
- Glossary of Criminal Justice Terms

Ebony Underwood

Board Member

Ebony Underwood is a social entrepreneur, content creator, and founder/CEO of WE GOT US NOW, a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) advocacy organization amplifying the collateral consequences that children and young adults impacted by parental incarceration face. Founded in 2017, the organization has been instrumental in raising national attention to the issue of children with incarcerated parents, passing 5 pieces of legislation at the local, state and federal levels in 2021 and reunifying families separated by incarceration from all across the United States. This work is personal and pivotal for Ebony. As a daughter of an incarcerated parent, her advocacy efforts led to the compassionate release of her father after spending 33 years in federal prison with a life without parole sentence.

Ebony’s thought leadership has received numerous awards including, the Soros Justice Fellowship, ASPEN Institute Ascend Fellowship, Next Step to Justice Award, Galaxy Gives Fellow, Salute HER award, and Arizona State University Champion of Child Well Being Award. In 2022, she was a featured speaker and distinguished fellow of the 2022 ASPEN Ideas Festival.