22 Sep Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Can’t Get Republican Support
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been at the forefront of bipartisan criminal justice reform for decades. Is he getting cold feet?
Author: Peter J. Tomasek
21 Sep Arizona Lawsuit Takes Aim At State-Level Prison Time Credits System
An Arizona lawsuit shows how easy it is for prison officials to keep people in prison even if they are entitled to time credits and release.
21 Sep Oklahoma Resuming Executions With Seven on the Calendar Already
Oklahoma is set to resume executions for the first time in six years, and it's decisions who to execute and how are raising questions.
20 Sep Gov. Hochul Orders Release of 191 Rikers Detainees Amid Crisis
New York Governor Kathy Hochul heard calls to release Rikers Island detainees, releasing 191 people and transferring 200 more.
17 Sep DOJ to Review Treatment and Housing of Transgender Prisoners
The Department of Justice is set to review the BOP's treatment and housing of transgender prisoners as the issue gains media attention.
17 Sep Court Decisions Show Absurdity of BOP Approach to First Step Act
Two recent federal court decisions show how absurd the BOP approach to implementing the First Step Act's time credit system has really been.
16 Sep First Circuit Denies Relief Under First Step Act, Too
The First Circuit joins other circuit courts of appeal in denying First Step Act relief to "career offender" defendants in prison.
16 Sep Seventh Circuit Denies First Step Act Relief to Two Prisoners
Earlier this week, the Seventh Circuit denied relief under the First Step Act to two prisoners. But the decision does give some flexibility.
14 Sep CARES Act Releasees See Good News for First Time in a While
There's been a lot of bad news for CARES Act releasees over the past year or so. For months, we've analyzed reports about how the future of those released from prison during the COVID-19 pandemic was hanging in the balance (like here, here and here).
14 Sep Crisis at Rikers Island Inevitable Consequence of Mass Incarceration
Rikers Island is making headlines as a national disgrace, but it's also the inevitable consequence of the U.S.'s high incarceration rate.