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Release from Prison - A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates (2007)

"The U.S. population of former prison inmates is large and growing. The period immediately after release may be challenging for former inmates and may involve substantial health risks. We studied the risk of death among former inmates soon after their release from Washington State prisons."

Justice Atlas of Sentencing and Corrections

"The Justice Atlas of Sentencing and Corrections is an online tool for mapping the residential distribution of people involved in the criminal justice system. It uses aggregated address data to map the flow of people being removed to prison, reentering communities from prison, and the standing population concentrations of people under parole or probation supervision."

Justice Mapping Center

"Welcome to the Justice Mapping Center (JMC) website. We specialize in using computer mapping—otherwise known as Geographic Information Systems or GIS—to help our partners better understand, evaluate, and communicate criminal justice and other social policy information. Our mapping studies are used by legislators, government agencies, research institutes, technical assistance providers, and the media. Explore our site to find out more about us and visit our Project Gallery to view some of our recent studies."

Data.Gov on Corrections

This is the home of the U.S. Government’s open data. Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.

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