The U.S. Supreme Court, in decisions on Rutherford v. United States and Fernandez v. United States, restricted the ...

Liberals have often cited the need for criminal justice reform. However, it is conservatives that appear to making more headway.

A bill that would create a formal process for long-time incarcerated individuals to get a judge to reconsider their sentence ...

Police are preparing for a surge in crime that could see hundreds of thousands more offences committed in just one year, if Government prison sentence reforms go ahead. Plans proposed under the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that judges cannot order the early release of prisoners on the grounds that they ...

The Communities Not Cages campaign is advocating for the passage of three sentencing reform bills in the 2026 legislative session: the Second Look Act, the Earned Time Act and the Marvin Mayfield Act.

The First Step Act represented one of the most significant federal prison reform efforts in decades. Passed with bipartisan support in 2018, the law was intended to reduce recidivism, expand ...

Activists gathering on March 21, 2022, outside of the New York City office of Gov. Kathy Hochul to bring attention to the conditions at Rikers Island following the death of a detainee a few days ...

COLUMBIA — South Carolina legislators agreed Wednesday to jump-start a debate on sentencing reform following an hours-long riot at a state prison in Lee County that left seven dead and 22 injured. The ...