A familiar narrative has emerged about local election results: the notion that voters have delivered a wholesale rejection of ...

The Supreme Court hears three cases about whether the First Step Act applies to certain circumstances for reducing sentences.

It was all smiles among President Donald Trump, criminal justice reform advocates, law enforcement representatives, and a bipartisan group of legislators in the Oval Office in 2018. Trump, who ...

As we shift into 2025, states are enacting new legislation to tackle crime reduction and criminal justice policy, but not every law comes from the same school of thought. The pandemic brought a spike ...

The discussion of criminal justice reform in the U.S. reaches beyond political party lines, with many advocating for change as unjust convictions have come to light over the past 20 years.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The law-and-order tilt of Trump 2.0, especially with regard to illegal immigration, has certainly divided the country. But forgotten among the maelstrom: The first Trump term ...

The federal sentencing landscape in the United States could undergo a significant transformation with recent amendments to update the United States Sentencing Guidelines that will go into effect on ...

Five years after a Minneapolis police officer brutally murdered a handcuffed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for over nine minutes, prompting worldwide protests against wrongful police killings ...

During her second State of the City address, titled “More Justice,” City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced on Thursday a slew of new criminal justice reforms, including efforts to ...

During my time in Congress, I learned that the best solutions to America’s toughest problems often come from the ground up — not from Washington down. That’s why I believe the debate over cannabis ...

“This is the first step, but there’s going to be a second, and third, and possibly a fourth. It’s a great subject,” Trump said. Seven years later, Trump remains steadfast in his support of the act, ...