The Biden administration's criminal justice reform efforts have been criticized for relying on short-term measures and political signaling rather than durable policy changes, leaving the system ...

Statewide laws and initiatives also need (in some cases, further) reform. Examples include Prop. 47, which reduced penalties ...

I spoke to Zamora back in March. She described how her brother’s incarceration fueled her interest in criminal justice reform, why this issue isn’t as simple as the left vs the right, and how ...

A pair of handcuffs poking through prison bars. Most bills aimed at reforming the criminal justice system failed in the session, though advocates were encouraged by the progress of some proposals.

Termaine Hicks, who was exonerated after spending 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, will share his ...

If enacted, the legislation will allow formerly incarcerated people to be released from probation after a year if they ...

Last month, voters in Shelby County, Tennessee, ousted an 11-year incumbent district attorney with a national reputation for being overly-punitive. Amy Weirich aggressively pursued the death penalty, ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget proposal maintains a landmark criminal justice law — heading off concerns she'd make changes that ...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner earned rare praise from Democratic lawmakers Thursday for his effort to reform the state's criminal justice system. Rauner - the super-wealthy, fiscally conservative ...