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 ...

At a time when there are high costs of incarceration, the Bureau of Prisons is not sending non-US citizens to home confinement when they could. Instead they stay in expensive, broken down institutions ...

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 ...

I went to federal prison for contempt of Congress. My detractors say I acted above the law. My supporters say I’m the poster child for a weaponized justice system. I won’t relitigate that here. What ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since then, the Supreme Court has done what it can to make the First Step Act smaller. Take 2023's Pulsifer v. United States, ...

In his recent State of the Union address, President Trump reaffirmed that restoring law and order remains a central priority for this administration. That commitment must be measured not just by ...

Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal. He is the author of “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. In 2018, Congress passed the First Step Act with rare bipartisan support. Hailed as “the most significant criminal justice ...