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.
Ending Mass Incarceration
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.
25 Aug Cuomo Grants Clemency To New York Prisoners Prior To Resigning
In his final day in office, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo granted clemency to six people, one-tenth of one percent of those in the state's prisons.
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.
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.
12 Aug New Studies Suggest Reducing Incarceration Might Make Us Safer
a pair of new studies from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation suggests that the reduction in jail and prison populations not made communities more dangerous. In fact, the studies suggest, reducing incarceration have actually made them safer.
11 Aug Justice Reformers Split on Effects of Police Budget
Even among progressives, the debate over police department budgets shows gaps in approaches to local and federal police reform.
10 Aug LeBron James Turns Focus to Criminal Justice Reform
LeBron James isn't new to activism, but his new Protect Our People campaign aims to specifically address criminal justice reform.
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.
23 Jul Explainer: Three Strikes Laws and Their Effects
The efficacy of three strikes laws and effects on crime, incarceration rates and recidivism. Impact of three-strike laws on justice-system.