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?
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has been at the forefront of bipartisan criminal justice reform for decades. Is he getting cold feet?
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.
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.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul heard calls to release Rikers Island detainees, releasing 191 people and transferring 200 more.
The Department of Justice is set to review the BOP's treatment and housing of transgender prisoners as the issue gains media attention.
Two recent federal court decisions show how absurd the BOP approach to implementing the First Step Act's time credit system has really been.
The First Circuit joins other circuit courts of appeal in denying First Step Act relief to "career offender" defendants in prison.
Earlier this week, the Seventh Circuit denied relief under the First Step Act to two prisoners. But the decision does give some flexibility.
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).
Rikers Island is making headlines as a national disgrace, but it's also the inevitable consequence of the U.S.'s high incarceration rate.