What Is Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration is a phrase with many meanings. When we use it, we are talking about three related things.
How We Think About and Approach Our Work
Mass incarceration is a sweeping social injustice, with deep roots and many branches. We want to be clear about our understanding of what it is, about what we mean when we say we are working to end it, and about how we aim to do that.
What the End of Mass Incarceration Looks Like
We don’t simply want to shrink the number of people harmed by mass incarceration—we want to help them build the power to end the harm, on their terms.
How We Approach Our Work
We combine action and innovation to support those most harmed by mass incarceration to bring about its end.