01 Jun BOP Continues Narrowing CARES Act Relief, Even Under Biden
Since President Trump signed the CARES Act into law, the BOP has dragged its feet, implementing the law in a slow and narrow way.
Since President Trump signed the CARES Act into law, the BOP has dragged its feet, implementing the law in a slow and narrow way.
When a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop near Minneapolis this year, he joined a long list of people who have died at the hands of the police after being pulled over for a routine traffic violation. Such highly publicized incidents
In Edwards v. Vannoy, the Supreme Court overturned the "watershed" exception to its retroactivity rules. What does that mean going forward?
The state of Texas sentenced Jones to death in Tarrant County in 2001 after he was convicted of beating his 83-year-old great aunt Berthena Bryant to death in 1999. He was 20 years old at the time.
According to the Children’s Defense Fund, the American justice system arrests and detains almost 2,000 people under the age of 18 every single day. In 2018, more than 700,000 children were arrested. On any given night, facilities house over 40,000 children and about 1,000 are
In addition to lethal injection and execution, the new law adds firing squads to the list of acceptable methods. While that might seem like a relic of the distant past, it is now very much a reality in 2021 South Carolina.
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) undoubtedly has discretion under the First Step Act when it comes to earned time credits. But how much?
On May 25, 2020 former officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. Video of the incident sparked nationwide protests and public demand for justice reform. One year later, Floyd’s name has become synonymous with criminal justice reform, from new laws that ban chokeholds to omnibus bills
Former Texas prosecutor Rick Jackson finally faced accountability after he put two innocent men in prison, but it's too little and too late.
Based on recent research, though, high incarceration rates have little impact on crime rates. Lower incarceration rates do, however, correlate to lower crime rates.