Purpose
The Morpheus Foundation’s purpose is to create a network of support directed toward
Ex-criminal’s offenders with the objective of reducing recidivism by providing a structured
program consisting of holistic and traditional medical treatment, spiritual enhancement,
occupational training and instilling self-worth; to engage in any other Lawful purpose and/or
business; and to undertake any other activity needed to reduce recidivism. In our city, our
state, our nation to make America once again the home of the free.

What percentage of Americans are incarcerated?
In September 2013, the incarceration rate of the United States of America was the
highest in the world, at 716 per 100,000 of the national population. While the United
States represents about 4.4 percent of the world's population, it houses around 22
percent of the world's prisoners.

Overlooked: Women and Jails in an Era of Reform
Overview
Since 1970, there has been a nearly five-fold increase in the number of people in U.S.
jails—the approximately 3,000 county or municipality-run detention facilities that primarily
hold people arrested but not yet convicted of a crime. Despite recent scrutiny from
policymakers and the public, one aspect of this growth has received little attention: the
shocking rise in the number of women in jail.
Women in jail are the fastest growing correctional population in the country—increasing 14-
fold between 1970 and 2014. Yet there is surprisingly little research on why so many more
women wind up in jail today. This report examines what research does exist on women in
jail in order to begin to reframe the conversation to include them. It offers a portrait of
women in jail, explores how jail can deepen the societal disadvantages they face, and
provides insight into what drives women’s incarceration and ways to reverse the trend.
Publication Highlights
 Small counties are driving the growth of the number of women in jail—with numbers
increasing 31-fold between 1970 and 2014. 
 Women often become involved with the justice system as a result of efforts to cope
with life challenges such as poverty, unemployment, and significant physical or
behavioral health struggles. Most are jailed for low-level, nonviolent offenses.
 Once incarcerated, women must grapple with systems designed primarily for men.
As a result, many leave jail with diminished prospects for physical and behavioral
health recovery, as well as greater parental stress and financial instability.

The number of Women in jail grew from under 8,000 in 1970 to nearly whopping 110,000 in
2014!
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2019   
By Wendy Sawyer and Peter Wagner
March 19, 2019

Can it really be true that most people in jail are being held before trial? And how much of mass
incarceration is a result of the war on drugs? These questions are harder to answer than you
might think, because our country’s systems of confinement are so fragmented. The various
government agencies involved in the justice system collect a lot of critical data, but it is not
designed to help policymakers or the public understand what’s going on. As public support for
criminal justice reform continues to build, however, it’s more important than ever that we get the
facts straight and understand the big picture.
This report offers some much needed clarity by piecing together this country’s disparate
systems of confinement. The American criminal justice system holds almost 2.3 million people
in 1,719 state prisons, 109 federal prisons, 1,772 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,163 local jails,
and 80 Indian Country jails as well as in military prisons, immigration detention facilities, civil
commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S. territories. 1 This report
provides a detailed look at where and why people are locked up in the U.S., and dispels some
modern myths to focus attention on the real drivers of mass incarceration.
 
Hidden Consequences: The Impact of Incarceration on
Dependent Children
by Eric Martin
Children of incarcerated parents face profound and complex threats to
their emotional, physical, educational, and financial well-being

Children whose parents are involved in the criminal justice system, in
particular, face a host of challenges and difficulties: psychological strain,
antisocial behavior, suspension or expulsion from school, economic hardship,
and criminal activity. It is difficult to predict how a child will fare when a parent
is intermittently or continually incarcerated, and research findings on these