Federal Prison System Shows Dramatic Long-Term Growth

This fact sheet from The Pew Charitable Trusts highlights data on the growth of the federal prison system between 1980 and 2013

Improving Performance in the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew) and WWF are working together to support the harmonised and effective implementation of the European Union's Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

The Need for Improved Disclosures for General Purpose Reloadable Prepaid Cards

The Pew Charitable Trusts introduced a model disclosure box today for general purpose reloadable prepaid cards that provides information on terms and conditions in a concise and easy-to-read way to make it easier for consumers to compare the cards and avoid unexpected fees

Improving Election Administration with Vote Centers: Toward a National Model

Paper prepared for delivery at the Western Political Science Association annual meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 19, 2009This paper was produced as a product of the Making Voting Work: Assessment and Evaluation of Indiana Voting Centers project. This project was funded by the Make Voting Work Project of the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, D.C. The Indiana project was directed by Dr. Ray Scheele and focused on the three Indiana counties (Cass, Tippecanoe and Wayne) that initiated Vote Centers in 2007 and 2008 to replace traditional precinct polling places. The final report was submitted to Pew Charitable Trusts in December 2009 and the data are being analyzed for academic conference papers

Mapping State Cultural Policy: The State of Washington

State-level funding for the arts, humanities, heritage, and allied forms of culture is an important source of financial support, dwarfing the aid provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. This investigation, underwritten by the Pew Charitable Trusts, shows that states support culture through policies and programs scattered across state government and through means that go beyond direct funding

Australia's Outback Wilderness

Using existing data, describes potential focus areas for a conservation program supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Nature Conservancy, the ecological processes that maintain the native vegetation, the threats, and local conservation efforts

Neighborhood Poverty and Household Financial Security

In a previous study, The Pew Charitable Trusts examined the effects of neighborhood context on American families' economic mobility. That analysis found that neighborhood poverty is associated with downward mobility, reinforcing other research that has shown a link between high-poverty neighborhoods and unemployment, poorer performing schools, and increased violence, all of which pose risks to residents' economic security.This chartbook draws on data from the Survey of American Family Finances, commissioned by Pew in November 2014, to illustrate the health of family balance sheets in high- and low-poverty communities across the United States and to examine how neighborhood context influences people's attitudes toward the economy

A Look at Important Marine Areas in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi Seas: Ecologically rich places to protect in the Arctic Ocean

Sound decision-making about the future of the U.S. Arctic Ocean must include an understanding of how its marine ecosystems function. Although all areas of the U.S. Chukchi and Beaufort seas contribute to ecological integrity, some are especially vital to the health of that ecosystem. An extensive review by The Pew Charitable Trusts and nonprofit partners of the best available Arctic science from government, university, and industry researchers has identified several such important marine areas

The EU IUU Regulation: Building on success EU progress in the global fight against illegal fishing

As the world's largest import market for fish products, the European Union plays a pivotal role in reforming the global trade in fisheries products. This analysis charts the progress of the EU's efforts to shut out illegal catch and end IUU fishing.The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF are working together to secure the harmonised and effective implementation of the EU Regulation to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing

Historians in the News

A major grant has been awarded to David Lyon (Sociology, Queen’s) and Marguerite Van Die (History, Theology, Queen’s) by the Pew Charitable Trusts, for an innovative three year comparative study of religion and politics in Canada and the USA