03 Dec ACLU Files FOIA Lawsuit Over BOP CARES Act Response
Earlier this week, the ACLU filed a FOIA lawsuit against the BOP, seeking information about the BOP's approach to CARES Act home confinement.
Emphasizing Rehabilitation
23 Nov Rhode Island Appoints Formerly Incarcerated Person To Parole Board
A formerly incarcerated person was appointed to the Rhode Island Parole Board for the first time. It's a story that needs to make headlines.
18 Nov Report Highlights BOP Refusal to Apply First Step Act Time Credits
A new OIG report highlights the fact that, after three years, the BOP's refusal to apply a single First Step Act time credit remains ongoing.
10 Nov First Step Implementation Act Aims To Fix First Step Act Problems
The First Step Implementation Act aims to fix several problems with the First Step Act that became law in 2018. But does it do enough?
08 Oct SIGN OUR PETITION: BOP Must Apply First Step Act Time Credits Now
Interrogating Justice joins Ralph S. Behr and Federal Sentencing Alliance in calling on the BOP to start First Step Act time credits now.
02 Oct The EQUAL Act: Ending the Disparity in Cocaine Sentencing
For decades, federal law has treated crack cocaine differently than powder cocaine for sentencing. The EQUAL Act changes that for good.
25 Aug Wrongfully Convicted Man Launches Nonprofit to Help Others
Clyde Beasley spent many years behind bars in a California prison for a crime he didn’t commit. As a free man, he launched The Prison Reform Project, a nonprofit dedicated to helping other wrongfully convicted prisoners and their families.
17 Aug BOP Continues To Delay First Step Act Implementation Until 2022
The Bureau of Prisons continues to delay implementation of the First Step Act's time-credit system. Why? It's simple, really: Because it can.
16 Aug BOP First Step Act Programs And Activities Impossible To Predict
The First Step Act lets prisoners earn time credits by participating in programs and activities in prison, but it relies on the BOP to do so.
02 Aug Incarcerated Persons and the Pell Grant: A Complicated History
Today, incarcerated persons are eligible for the Pell Grant. This was not always the case, and more work can still be done today.