Criminal Justice Reform

Considering the significant impact employment has on reducing recidivism rates, policymakers should be making it less difficult for formerly incarcerated individuals and those with criminal records to find work. (iStock by Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

The biggest discriminators against ex-offenders? State governments

December 11, 2017 10:33 pm

The pacifist and the bellicose should agree, if the state is going to kill someone, the government should have the decency to kill quickly. (AP)

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Firing squad or lethal injection? Convicts and experts agree with Trump judicial nominee: ‘Just shoot them’

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November 21, 2017 6:16 pm

Nearly 70 percent of people who go to prison in the U.S. never return, and an additional 20 percent return only once. But the Obama administration didn't push those statistics nor did their policy agenda reflect them. (iStock)

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What Obama got wrong about the criminal justice system

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November 9, 2017 10:23 pm

Reps. Jason Lewis, R-Minn., and Bobby Scott, D-Va., introduced the Safe, Accountable, Fair and Effective Justice Act. (AP Photos)

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Bipartisan bill aims to reduce ‘overcriminalization’ of federal offenses

Kelly Cohen -

November 7, 2017 5:08 pm

The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act is a first and important step toward addressing the problems with the federal criminal justice system. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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Federal ‘tough on crime’ policies have failed — here’s a new path forward

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October 31, 2017 4:34 pm

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NFL players take their protests from the field to lawmakers

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October 24, 2017 3:43 pm

Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah, and Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island introduced the Corrections Oversight, Recidivism Reduction, and Eliminating Costs for Taxpayers In Our National System Act. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Push for criminal justice reform grows in Senate

Kelly Cohen -

October 19, 2017 10:37 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions: ‘We don’t have a sentencing problem, we have a crime problem’

Kelly Cohen -

October 19, 2017 5:35 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., accused Attorney General Jeff Sessions at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing Wednesday of trying to have it both ways:

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Dick Durbin clashes with Jeff Sessions over Chicago’s gun violence and sanctuary policies

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October 18, 2017 4:41 pm

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Law enforcement leaders urge Trump, Sessions admin to get on board with criminal justice reform

Kelly Cohen -

October 18, 2017 2:21 pm

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Tag: Criminal Justice Reform

The biggest discriminators against ex-offenders? State governments

Firing squad or lethal injection? Convicts and experts agree with Trump judicial nominee: ‘Just shoot them’

What Obama got wrong about the criminal justice system

Bipartisan bill aims to reduce ‘overcriminalization’ of federal offenses

Federal ‘tough on crime’ policies have failed — here’s a new path forward

NFL players take their protests from the field to lawmakers

Push for criminal justice reform grows in Senate

Attorney General Jeff Sessions: ‘We don’t have a sentencing problem, we have a crime problem’

Dick Durbin clashes with Jeff Sessions over Chicago’s gun violence and sanctuary policies

Law enforcement leaders urge Trump, Sessions admin to get on board with criminal justice reform

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