The many headlines devoted to America’s large prison population have thrust the issue of mass incarceration into the spotlight. However, they may also have diverted attention from a closely related problem: the even larger number of Americans on parole and probation. A leading funder of evidence-based work to improve public policy has teamed up with a top operating foundation to launch a major initiative aimed at transforming parole and probation, with an eye toward reducing prison populations. The Laura and John Arnold Foundation announced this new initiative in late 2018 and released a report on the subject with its partner, the Pew Charitable Trusts.
(Earlier this week, as we reported, Arnold announced a name change and a redesign of its logo and website. It is now known as Arnold Ventures, an umbrella organization that will manage both the Arnolds’ philanthropic and political giving.)
The nation’s prison population stands at about 2.2 million, but the number of Americans on parole and probation is more than double that, at 4.5 million, equal to the population of Kentucky. That number has tripled in the past 30 years.
[For more on this story by L.S. Hall, go to https://www.insidephilanthropy...probation-nationwide]
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