2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book Now Available

The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 19th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book is now available. (More details)

Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and Effective Public Safety Strategies

April 1, 2008
Jailing Communities is a new report that explores the impact of jail expansion on communities. (Read Report)

The Vortex: The Concentrated Impact of Drug Imprisonment and the Characteristics of Punitive Counties

December 4, 2007
The Vortex explores racial disparities in drug imprisonment at the county-level and the characteristics of counties that send people to prison for drug offenses. (Read Report)

Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement Tactics and the Need for Effective Public Safety Strategies

July 18, 2007
Gang Wars is a groundbreaking report which debunks pervasive myths about gang crime. More police, more prison and more punishment have not stopped gang violence... (Read Report)