The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, but the cost of mass incarceration isn’t cheap. Are taxpayers getting value for their money?
In an unsigned opinion issued this morning, the Supreme Court hinted at raising the already-high hurdle for qualified immunity even higher.
Sesame Street teamed up with Global Tel Link, a company that makes hundreds of millions off of families suffering from mass incarceration.
Interrogating Justice joins Ralph S. Behr and Federal Sentencing Alliance in calling on the BOP to start First Step Act time credits now.
The U.S. Constitution guarantees everyone the right to a fair trial and the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. But these constitutional rights are meaningless if prosecutors, judges and prisons aren’t held accountable for wrongdoing.
With 25% of the world’s prison population, the U.S. has one of the world’s worst mass-incarceration problems. There are many ways to end mass incarceration. But taking steps to end the unfair sentencing practices that created the problem is crucial.
More than half a million people are released from prison every year. But three-quarters of them end up back in prison. Ending this cycle means creating and supporting in-prison programs that focus on the skills necessary for a successful reentry.
“EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW.” That phrase is engraved above the front entrance to the United States Supreme Court. But the concept is often missing from U.S. criminal justice system. Equal access to justice is essential to a fair and just legal system.
