Prison Policy Initiative sets out long list of "Winnable criminal justice reforms" for state systems Prison Policy Initiative has produced this effective ten-page document titled "Winnable criminal justice reforms: A Prison Policy Initiative briefing on promising state reform issues for 2021." I count well over two dozen notable suggested reforms on the list, each of which comes with helpful links and additional information. Check out the whole document, and here are two of the many sentencing items to whet appetites: Make it easier to change excessive prison sentences Problem: Nationally, one of every six people in state prisons have been incarcerated for a decade or more. While many states have taken laudable steps to reduce the number of people serving time for low-level offenses, little has been done to bring relief to people needlessly serving decades in prison.