A report analyzing a federal survey with findings on the amount of people arrested and jailed each year and the frequency at which those individuals are cycled back into jail. Analysis shows that repeated arrests are related to race and poverty, as well as high rates of mental illness and substance use disorders. PPI found that people who are jailed have much higher rates of social, economic, and health problems that cannot and should not be addressed through incarceration. This report also includes policy solutions that can break this cycle of incarceration by addressing people’s needs in their communities rather than through the criminal justice system.

Read the full report here.