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 ...

Judge Bennett retired from the federal bench in 2019, and is now Director Emeritus of the Institute for Justice Reform & Innovation at Drake University Law School. Judge Bennett retired from the ...

FORKS — Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols met with members of the West End Business and Professional Association and the Forks Chamber of Commerce to discuss issues facing the county’s ...

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 ...

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.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Activists rallied in Rochester on Tuesday, demanding the passage of sentencing reform bills. The proposed legislation aims to expand earned time credits, allow some people to ...

A former San Francisco prosecutor who helped produce a first-of-its-kind criminal justice reform law in the nation leads a nonprofit that works to safely release rehabilitated prisoners, allowing them ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Supporters of the End Prison Violence campaign rallied Monday in Albany, discussing what further changes need to be made in the New York state prison system. One of the ...

Criminal justice reforms have helped reduce incarceration rates while not increasing crime, yet Mississippi keeps on ...