05 Dec Q & A: What Happened To The EQUAL Act?
The EQUAL Act passed the House 361-66. It also has overwhelming support from Republicans and Democrats. It can't pass the Senate. Why?
Sentencing Reform Tag
21 Nov New BOP Guidance on FSA Time Credits Helps With Confusion
Last Friday, the BOP published a Program Statement that clears up a lot of the confusion around FSA Time Credits. Why did it take so long?
14 Nov BOP’s 18-Month FSA Time Credits Rule Fails First Legal Test
The BOP announced its 18-month FSA time credits rule roughly two months ago. It has already faced and failed its first legal test.
11 Nov Christopher Dunn Series Part III: The Presumption of Innocence
For Christopher Dunn, the presumption of innocence only lasted about 42 minutes. since then, even proof of actual innocence won't help.
04 Nov Christopher Dunn Series Part II: Let’s See The Evidence
At trial, the prosecutor said that the evidence against Christopher Dunn was "uncontradicted." Read it and decide for yourself.
28 Oct Christopher Dunn Series Part I: The Prosecution’s “Case”
This part of our series on Christopher Dunn focuses on the prosecution's case against him in the words of the prosecutor on his case.
27 Oct Christopher Dunn Series: A Brief Introduction
Christopher Dunn is a convicted murderer. But is he a murderer? According to the judge, no "jury would now convict Christopher Dunn.”
25 Oct Profits & Ignoring Voters: The Obstacles to Criminal Justice Reform
There are countless obstacles slowing down criminal justice reform, especially when it comes to profits and ignoring voters.
07 Sep How We Talk About Second-Chance Employment
Advocates for second-chance employment have to make the moral and business case for the practice everyday. Critics don't.
01 Apr Double Jeopardy for Jussie Smollett Explained
Jussie Smollett is appealing his heavily covered conviction and sentence, arguing that they violate his right against double jeopardy.