Vera Institute of Justice 197d ago

Local jails are the front door to mass incarceration. In 2024, nearly 660,000 people were detained in jails on any given day, accounting for more than one-third of incarcerated people in the United States. In 2022, there were more than 7 million admissions to jails. More than four out of five people detained in local jails are legally innocent—they have not been convicted and are simply awaiting their days in court. Unnecessary jail incarceration, especially pretrial detention, does not create safety. It destabilizes people’s health and their economic and social stability. Even a 24-hour jail stay increases the likelihood of rearrest. Pretrial detention also does not improve court appearance rates. #endmassincarceration #jail #unfairtreatment Get the facts and learn more at vera.org https://www.vera.org/ending-mass-incarceration/reducing-incarceration/reducing-jail-and-prison-population/beyond-jails-initiative For more information visit: https://www.vera.org https://www.facebook.com/verainstitute https://twitter.com/verainstitute