In the ‘tough on crime’ 1990s, legislators enacted various statutes, including California’s Three Strikes law, designed to ...

All five of New York City’s top prosecutors, from lefty Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to conservative Staten Island DA Michael McMahon, flanked Hochul on Friday as she touted the proposed reforms — and ...

Philly DA Larry Krasner announced a policy overhaul, while city and state leaders proposed sweeping youth justice reforms.

Criminal Justice Advocates made great strides under Trump with the First Step Act. In a second Trump term, they are poised to ...

January 10, 2025 was the deadline for submitting bills for the current Maine legislative session. A few bills have already ...

The Alabama House Democratic Caucus this week unveiled the party’s 2025 legislative agenda, dubbed ‘Forward for Freedom,’ ...

On his final full day in office, President Joe Biden made a significant move in criminal justice reform by granting five pardons, including one for activist Kemba Smith Pradia. We reported earlier ...

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Assembly Member Micah Lasher introduced a bill to help prosecutors comply with the law, while ...

The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform ...

During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police. His Justice Department attempted to upend a consent decree for Baltimore’s ...

after Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity convened a group of legal and criminal justice experts early last year to study bail reform enacted in 2021 and its impacts on public safety.