Профиль

1 in 61 people nationwide are under some form of correctional control — and the vast majority of them are on probation or parole. Mass punishment in the U.S. is off the charts, even in "progressive" states.

Federal agents have killed 4 people this month. These shootings aren't isolated tragedies—they are the predictable consequence of a public safety strategy that prioritizes arrests and political spectacle over actual safety, accountability, and human life.

This latest episode of Rattling the Bars is based on a report by @prisonpolicy.org, whose indispensable research provides insight and clarity on how to organize against the prison-industrial complex. Thanks to Sarah Staudt for authoring it! www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/03...

As usual, essential reading from @prisonpolicy.org. Particularly of note is their explanation of how "ICE detention" can't be easily separated from local jails, which are contracting to house immigrant detainees all the time. It's all one, awful, hellish system.

"The system uses isolation as its ultimate weapon of control... they wield it against anyone who dares to maintain their dignity or fight for basic human rights" Incarcerated writers @kwanetaharris.bsky.social & @chriswblackwell.bsky.social on the torturous reality of solitary:

thread

Learn more 👇

Lawmakers must address the injustice of ICE and civil immigration enforcement with their bloated budgets and lack of transparency and accountability. They must also go a step further and block collaboration with other federal detention agencies like the U.S. Marshals.

The rapid expansion of the U.S. federal carceral system must stop. Federal policymakers have direct control over criminal and immigration law, agency budgets, and the appointment and confirmation of agency directors, federal prosecutors, and judges.

And ICE detention is still rife with abuse, inedible food, and medical neglect:

The rapid growth of federal detention comes at a steep financial cost. ICE spends $222/day to detain each person in custody — much more than it costs to incarcerate someone in a federal prison or within the U.S. Marshals detention network, to supervise them, or to release them.

And now, the Trump admin plans to take federal prosecutions & detention a step further: It projects that it will book 250,000 people into jail in 2027. The most dramatic part of this projection is the expected booking of 110,000 people on immigration-related criminal charges.

👉 We estimate that the federal BoP and U.S. Marshals detained or incarcerated roughly 25,000 people on an average day in 2025 for immigration-related criminal charges, up 45% from 2024.

In addition to ICE detention, federal prosecutors, U.S. Marshals, and the BoP have played an overlooked role in the expansion of confinement for immigration-related reasons, detaining & incarcerating people on criminal charges that in the past had been treated as civil matters.

Alarmingly, Congress has approved funding for ICE to expand detention capacity to 135,000, almost double the current level. If used, this would drive federal confinement to all-time highs.

In federal civil immigration cases, people are detained in ICE’s detention network. This network consists of detention centers operated by private prison companies, federal detention centers, state prisons, BoP facilities, local jails, and ICE offices.

🚨NEW: Pres. Trump's belligerent use of policing and prosecutions has already left its mark on the federal system. Over the last two years, federal incarceration and detention have grown by 12%, with immigration detention and prosecution being a main driver. 🧵

More from our latest briefing 👇

Since the 1980s, the number of people confined by the federal government has exploded by 631%. So much for the "land of the free."

Learn more 👇