Feature
February 26
A court battle over an obscure Tennessee statute freed these men from prison. Years later, they were told they must return.
News
March 15, 2018
Trump’s nominee to this panel called it “an overfed lemur.”
Commentary
February 7, 2018
Waiting for Justice
One man’s seven-year wait for a trial reveals the ways mandatory minimums distort our courts.
News
June 18, 2017
After 18 months of freedom, Robert Woodall may be headed back behind bars.
Analysis
February 12, 2016
The vaunted bipartisan drive to enact federal criminal justice reform is not quite dead. But its pulse is faint.
Analysis
November 6, 2015
Not everybody is aboard the criminal justice reform bandwagon. Here’s why.
News
July 23, 2015
New, retroactive sentencing guidelines begin to kick in.
Analysis
July 22, 2015
While prison reform gains momentum, the immigration debate remains “tough on crime.”
News
November 17, 2014
Will Senator Grassley kill the Smarter Sentencing Act?