04 Mar Eric Lander is the First Ever Cabinet Science Advisor
President Biden selected Eric Lander as the first ever Cabinet-level science advisory, and his role could impact criminal justice reform.
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03 Mar Proposed ‘American Rescue Plan’ Would Provide Support To Prisons
The House of Representatives released its version of the American Rescue Plan, and the bill includes several parts focusing on prisons.
03 Mar Could Raising the Minimum Wage Impact the Criminal Justice System?
A $15 per hour minimum wage would transform the incomes of millions of Americans, but how would it impact the criminal justice system?
02 Mar Booker Named Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee Chair
Sen. Booker's new role on Senate Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism gives just reform advocates optimism.
01 Mar Rep. Stefanik Seeks to Keep COVID Vaccine from Vulnerable Prisoners
Not all lawmakers agree with President Biden's desire to give the COVID vaccine to vulnerable prisoners in state and federal prisons.
05 Feb Icing Out Justice: A criticism on the ice and mixture methamphetamine federal sentencing guidelines
The current sentencing guidelines for ice and mixture methamphetamine are the product of a rash decision and an outdated assumption.
02 Feb It’s Time for the Next Step Act
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The First Step Act was literally that: a first step. Now that the political winds have changed, its time for the Next Step Act to become law.
26 Jan How Covid-19 Spread in the U.S. Prison System
The COVID-19 spread in the US prison system has been largely uncontrolled. Will things change in 2021 with new leadership?
26 Jan Could HR 7194 End Some Mandatory Minimums?
In 1991, the United States Sentencing Commission submitted a report to Congress calling for the abolition of mandatory minimums. We’re on the eve of the 30-year anniversary of that report. Yet we’ve made very little progress when it comes to the unfair sentencing practice.
26 Jan Unclear Biden Path for Prisons During COVID-19
The Biden Administration campaigned on addressing the COVID-19 spread in the United States. Whether his proposal will do enough is unclear.