Data Points: Breaking the Cycle of Frequent Jail Contact

This episode features two team members at Policy Research. Senior Research Associate Samantha Zottola, PhD, and Senior Research Associate Lisa Callahan, PhD, discuss key takeaways from their recently finished project, “Understanding and Preventing Frequent Jail Contact.” Data Points is an ongoing podcast series produced by Policy Research that discusses research for social change. Episode transcript: https://www.prainc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/DataPoints-Frequent-Utilizers-Transcript-508.pdf Project findings: https://www.prainc.com/resources/population-people-frequent-jail-contact/ This research was supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation through the Safety and Justice Challenge Research Consortium, which is managed by the CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance. The Safety and Justice Challenge seeks to reduce over-incarceration and racial disparities by changing the way America thinks about and uses jails. The research consortium advances criminal justice research grounded in the efforts and data of safety and justice challenge sites. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this podcast. Special thanks to the research team and participating sites for their work and engagement in this project. This episode was co-produced and hosted by Holley Davis and co-produced, engineered, and edited by Elianne Paley.