White House Touts Prison Reforms But Throws Cold Water on Sentencing Bill
And throws a bipartisan sentencing reform bill under the bus.
Federal Prisons
Trump Wants to Arrest His Way Out of the Opioid Overdose Crisis
The president lacks subtlety or substance over a chronic public health problem-go figure.
DOJ Report Highlights Problem of Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill. Is Privatization a Solution?
The comprehensive report from the Office of the Inspector General is unlikely to have much follow up.
Activists to Obama: Speed Up the Clemencies, Please!
Fears that a Trump administration will not be as merciful.
How Much Credit Should Obama Get for Shrinking the Federal Prison Population?
Bipartisan sentencing reforms and falling crime rates have played a much bigger role than commutations or DOJ policy.
Obama Administration Breaks 1,000 Commutations Threshold
Another 79 granted mercy over federal drug war sentences.
Obama Administration Approaches 1,000 Commutations
Today, 72 federal drug war prisoners get sentences reduced.
The Justice Department Is Wrong. Private Prisons Aren't the Problem.
Private prisons are a symptom. Mass incarceration is the disease.
Inspector General Report Finds More Violence in Privately Run Federal Prisons
Inspectors found privately run federal prisons were also placing new inmates in isolation for lack of space.
Obama's Biggest Commutation Announcement Yet Will Help More than 200 Imprisoned in Drug War
Justice Department still expects more before presidency ends.
The Military Seems Intent on Making Chelsea Manning's Life Even More Miserable
Suicide attempt in July may lead to more punishment, solitary confinement.
Federal Criminal Justice Reform May Fail, and Everybody's Blaming Everybody Else
Sorry prisoners-you'll have to wait for the finger-pointing to stop.
White House Announces 42 New Commutations
Total for administration reaches 348, but hundreds more may still qualify.
Here's What to Expect from the Latest Attempt at Federal Sentencing Reform
Bipartisan bill was amended in April. Who would be affected?
Obama Announces New Round of Commutations
The deadline is rapidly approaching for federal prisoners to request mercy.
Obama Administration Doesn't Want Us to Hold Its Overzealous Prosecutions Against Its Targets
A week to try to help ex-prisoners return to communities follows years of relentlessly putting them away.
Life + 185 Years: Three Stories of Incarceration
Three people convicted of non-violent drug crimes. Their stories are the stuff of nightmares.
Supreme Court Makes Important Mandatory Minimum Ruling Retroactive
Some in federal prison may see sentence reductions.
Almost Everybody Wants Federal Sentencing Reform, So Why Hasn't It Happened?
Election year posturing and new Supreme Court nominee fight push it down the agenda.
Justice Department Tells Prisons to Take Gender Identity Seriously
Prison and jail policies "must allow for housing by gender identity when appropriate" say new federal guidelines.
The Fiction That Drug Trafficking Is 'Inherently Violent' Could Harm Sentencing Reform
Watered down improvements to federal mandatory minimums may get watered down further.
Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles; Supreme Court Expands Parole for Juveniles Serving Life
A big day for the rights of minors in the criminal justice system.
6,000 Felons Released From Prison. Why You Shouldn't Worry.
Low-level, non-violent drug offenders with no history of violence.
'U.S. Sentences Are Vastly, Shockingly Longer Than Just About Anywhere Else'
Congress should listen to Alex Kozinski and ignore federal prosecutors.
'Our Federal Prison Population Is Not Exploding'
And other lousy arguments against sentencing reform.
Shorter Crack Sentences Help Reduce Federal Prison Population
After 2010 reforms, crack use fell along with prosecutions and penalties.
Obama Just Commuted the Sentences of 46 Non-Violent Drug Offenders
This is a promising and positive step in the right direction, but real reform is still needed.
