Tag: Criminal Justice Reform

The announcement by the White House brings President Obama's 2016 total to 688, the most commutations ever granted by a president in a single year. (AP Photo)

Obama commutes sentences of 98 inmates

Kelly Cohen · October 27, 2016 8:27 pm

Thousands of prison inmates in several states have been protesting since Sept. 9 against what they claim are barbaric prison conditions, including the obligation to do low paid jobs. (AP Photo)

Paying criminal wages

Washington Examiner · October 22, 2016 4:02 am

Florida's incarceration rate is one of the highest in the country, and it has risen rapidly over the past decade. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

Fixing Florida’s incarceration problem is a two-fer

Nicole Neily · October 20, 2016 4:04 am

More than 1.25 million people are arrested each year on drug charges, a report from liberal groups said. (AP Photo/Nigel Duara, File)

Report: Someone is arrested every 25 seconds for drug possession

Kelly Cohen · October 13, 2016 9:28 pm

Advocates are turning their efforts to 2017, where reform effort will hinge largely on who wins the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Congress kicks criminal justice to the next president

Susan Ferrechio · October 5, 2016 4:01 am

A case addressing whether criminal defendants who are later cleared of wrongdoing can be reimbursed for monetary penalties was one of eight new cases the Supreme Court agreed in its next term, which begins Monday. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, file)

Supreme Court accepts criminal justice reform case

Kelly Cohen · September 29, 2016 8:16 pm

The new ordinance allows police to issue a $50 civil fine or 10 hours of community service for people caught with less than half an ounce of marijuana. (Kaitlyn Bernauer/Yakima Herald-Republic via AP, File)

Nashville decriminalizes small amounts of marijuana

Kelly Cohen · September 21, 2016 7:01 pm

Let’s remember that Lady Justice holds her scales of fairness in front of her and the sword of punishment behind her. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)

Criminal justice reform doesn’t have to mean ‘soft on crime’

Arthur Rizer · September 16, 2016 4:05 am

Wednesday's move continues the administration's greater push to reform the country's criminal justice system. (AP Photo/Astrid Galvan)

More schools sign onto White House education plan

Kelly Cohen · September 14, 2016 9:14 pm

"Absolutely not," Bob Goodlatte replied when asked at the Washington Post's Criminal Justice Summit if he would drop the issue of mens rea reform in order to pass sentencing or prison reform. (AP Photo)

Rep. Goodlatte says he won’t drop criminal intent reform

Kelly Cohen · September 13, 2016 3:28 pm

"Are you saying that D.C.'s a political town? And that the timing might be impacted by that?" Lynch said. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Loretta Lynch says election cycle interfering with criminal justice reform

Kelly Cohen · September 13, 2016 2:56 pm

One state is demonstrating that both are possible, if reform is done right. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Beltway Confidential

This state reduced both crime and incarceration

Daniel Allott · September 8, 2016 8:47 pm