24 Feb What to Make of President Biden’s Private Prisons Order
President Biden's plan to eliminate private prisons is said to be just the first step in his plan to enact greater prison reform steps.
President Biden's plan to eliminate private prisons is said to be just the first step in his plan to enact greater prison reform steps.
The First Step Act included many necessary changes, but some people are urging President Biden to go even further with it.
Lifting the ban on Pell Grants for students in prison signals a major effort to help those in prison get the educations they want.
Courts have repeatedly said that extreme temperatures in prisons are unlawful, but with no oversight most states have little accountability.
Prison visits during COVID-19 are complicating efforts to reduce the virus' spread.
Mass incarceration is a multifaceted issue that involves considerations including annual prison costs.
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.
The COVID-19 spread in the US prison system has been largely uncontrolled. Will things change in 2021 with new leadership?
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.
The Biden Administration campaigned on addressing the COVID-19 spread in the United States. Whether his proposal will do enough is unclear.