New research

The Prison Policy Initiative research page at http://www.prisonpolicy.org/research.html has been updated with 16 new reports:

Contacts between Police and the Public, 2005 by Bureau of Justice Statistics, April, 2007
"In 2005 police searched 9.5 percent of stopped blacks and 8.8 percent of stopped Hispanics, compared to 3.6 percent of white motorists."
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cpp05.htm

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The Consequences Aren't Minor: The Impact of Trying Youth as Adults and Strategies for Reform by Campaign for Youth Justice, March, 2007
"Despite the data, surveys report that the public believes the juvenile crime rate is increasing and that youth account for a large proportion of overall crime. In reality, national statistics show that more than 80% of all crimes are committed by adults."
("The report urges policy makers to take advantage of the shift in public opinion and new adolescent brain development research that inspired the Supreme Court to end the death penalty for minors.")
http://www.campaign4youthjustice.org/Downloads/NEWS/National_Report_consequences.pdf

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U. S. Sentencing Commission 2006 Annual Report by United States Setencing Commission, 2006
"During 2006, the racial/ethnic composition (of federal offenders sentenced) was - White 29.1 percent; Black 23.8 percent; and Hispanic 43.1 percent."
http://www.ussc.gov/ANNRPT/2006/ar06toc.htm

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The Housing Landscape for Returning Prisoners in the District by Urban Institute, March, 2007 "This report examines the housing landscape of prisoner reentry in the District of Columbia through an analysis of neighborhoods that had high rates of returning prisoners and a survey of housing-related providers."
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=411433

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Changing Direction? State Sentencing Reforms 2004-2006 by The Sentencing Project, March, 2007
"The report... identifies that the most popular approach for reducing prison crowding -- implemented by 13 states -- was the diversion of low-level drug offenders from prison to drug treatment programs."
http://sentencingproject.org/Admin/Documents/publications/sentencingreformforweb.pdf

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Impact and Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Maryland Reentry Partnership Initiative by Urban Institute, February, 2007
"This study evaluates the impact of the Maryland Reentry Partnership Initiative (REP) on crime in Baltimore between 2001 and 2005."
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=311421

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Informing and Engaging Communities Through Reentry Mapping by Urban Institute, January, 2007
"This brief is designed to equip organizations with strategies for effectively disseminating local reentry-related mapping and analysis findings and engaging community members on the topic of reentry."
http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=311411

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Breaking the Barriers for Women on Parole by Little Hoover Commission, December, 2004
"At the time of their arrest, half of these women were taking care of their children; two-thirds of those women were single parents."
(This report looks at incarceration patterns for women in California and proposes solutions for the problems identified.)
http://www.lhc.ca.gov/lhcdir/report177.html

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Crime and the Nation's Households, 2005 by Bureau of Justice Statistics, April, 2007
"Households in the West were more likely to experience one or more crimes compared to households in other regions."
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cnh05.htm

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Barriers to Employment: Prison Time by Employment and Training Institute, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2007
"The stigma of being an ex-inmate alone and the limitations it places on those released and expected to become gainfully employed are compounded by further legal sanctions placed on those who have spent time in correctional facilities."
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/ETI/barriers/MilwaukeePrisonStudy.pdf

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The high cost of denying parole: an analysis of prisoners eligible for release by Citizens Alliance on Prisons & Public Spending, November, 2003
"Although other important factors exist, the single biggest reason for prison growth has been changed parole practices. Far more people who have served their minimum sentences and are, by law, eligible for release, are being denied parole."
http://www.capps-mi.org/pdfdocs/fulldatareport.pdf

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No way out Michigan's parole board redefines the meaning of "life" by Citizens Alliance on Prisons & Public Spending, September, 2004
(When judges imposed a life sentence, they assumed that the prisoner would be parolled in 10-15 years, but in the 1990's the parol board started denying parol, in effect changing the sentence, contributing to overcrowding and increasing costs of prisons.)
http://www.capps-mi.org/pdfdocs/fullliferreport.pdf

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Penny-Wise & Pound-Foolish: Assaultive offender programming and Michigan's prison costs
by Citizens Alliance on Prisons and Public Spending and American Friends Service Committee, Criminal Justice Program, April, 2005
(Michigan Department of Corrections offers assaultive offender programming for people in prison for assault, the report examines the administrative shortfalls of this program and proposes solutions.)
http://www.capps-mi.org/pdfdocs/AOP%20Report/Penny%20Wise%20Report%20for%20Web.pdf

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Foreign nationals in Michigan prisons: examining the costs by Citizens Alliance on Prisons & Public Spending, April, 2006
"Michigan prisons currently house hundreds of people who are citizens of other countries at a cost of $30,000 each."
http://www.capps-mi.org/pdfdocs/Foreign%20nationals.pdf

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When "life" did not mean life A Historical Analysis of Life Sentences Imposed in Michigan Since 1900 by Citizens Alliance on Prisons & Public Spending, September, 20
"The historical record makes it indisputably clear that a life sentence in Michigan did not always mean "no release.""
http://www.capps-mi.org/pdfdocs/When%20life%20did%20not%20mean%20life%20for%20web.pdf

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One Year Out: Experiences of Prisoners Returning to Cleveland by Urban Institute, April, 2007
"[D]escribes the lives of nearly 300 former prisoners at least [1 year] after release, including their ability to find stable housing and reunite with family, and identifies factors associated with
getting a job, and avoiding substance use and [recidivism]"
http://www.urban.org/publications/311445.html

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New fact sheets:

Three trends in New York that require a changed Census PDF
Prison Policy Initiative. 03/2007
Discusses changes in New York State's demographics and prison policies that require a change in how the Census Bureau counts people in prison.
http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/threetrends.pdf
(added: 11-Mar-2007)

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Redistricting Matters: Small changes in the boundary lines mean huge electoral effects PDF
Prison Policy Initiative. 03/2007
Uses some simple illustrations to demonstrate why redistricting matters.
http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/redistrictingmatters.pdf
(added: 11-Mar-2007)

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How prisons alter the one-person one-vote principle PDF
Prison Policy Initiative. 03/2007
Uses a New York district to show how including prison populations changes the shape of prison districts.
http://www.prisonersofthecensus.org/prisonsalter.pdf
(added: 11-Mar-2007)

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Concerns Over Rising Crime in Context PDF
Justice Policy Institute. 03/2007
This factsheet is intended to put the 24-month trend of rising crime in 56 jurisdictions in context for people concerned about juvenile justice policy.
http://www.justicepolicy.org/fact_sheet_jl/facts_crimeincontext_031507.pdf
(added: 17-Mar-2007)