The First Step Act is changing the way that federal prison systems treat prisoners. It increases opportunities for rehabilitation, shortens sentences, and enhances prisoners' rights. The law is a ...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of employees working for the Bureau of Prisons. We regret the error. The two of us have spent a ...
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 1: President Donald Trump, left, listens to Alice Johnson, whose sentence Trump commuted, as she participates in the 2019 Prison Reform Summit and First Step Act Celebration at ...
WASHINGTON — In late 2018, sitting at the Resolute Desk, President Trump signed a criminal justice reform bill into law that political spectators on both sides of the aisle had previously labeled a ...