Tag: Criminal Justice Reform

"We need real criminal justice reform so that people can walk down the street without worrying about whether they'll get harassed or shot," Sanders said. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg, File)

Sanders calls for criminal justice reform

Kelly Cohen · July 7, 2016 3:05 pm

"It is extremely powerful in terms of economic growth," Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist said on C-SPAN of President-elect Trump's plan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Norquist: Criminal justice reform dies without conservatives

Mariana Barillas · July 5, 2016 9:35 pm

The Data-Driven Justice Initiative aims to identify at-risk individuals and put them into treatment facilities, not jails. (AP Photo)

White House launches new program to cut prison population

Kelly Cohen · July 1, 2016 4:45 pm

The Obama administration announced a series of programs Friday aimed at helping people with criminal records find jobs and gain an education. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House announces new programs to reduce recidivism

Kelly Cohen · June 24, 2016 11:08 am

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, insisted that being tough on crime and reducing minimum sentencing requirements are not contradictory goals. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

GOP senator: Fight crime by reducing minimum sentences

Mariana Barillas · June 20, 2016 7:13 pm

To lift workforce participation for men, the economic advisers recommend a list of Obama economic proposals, such as boosting demand through public infrastructure spending, raising the minimum wage and boosting collective bargaining. (iStock Photo)

Employers less interested in low-skilled male workers

Joseph Lawler · June 20, 2016 6:33 pm

The move is part of the Obama administration's greater push for a reformed criminal justice system. (AP Photo/Andy Duback)

White House asks colleges to change how they weigh criminal records

Kelly Cohen · June 10, 2016 8:14 pm

Obama already had commuted more sentences than any other president, and his total is now 348. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Obama commutes 42 more federal sentences

Nicole Duran · June 3, 2016 9:42 pm

Criminal justice reform as an issue shouldn't be conflated with immigration sentencing issues. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

What conservative criminal justice reform isn’t

Joe Luppino-Esposito, Greg Glod · May 24, 2016 4:04 am

Trump Criticizes Obama-Led ‘Criminal Sentencing Reform’

Jeffrey H. Anderson · May 23, 2016 5:35 pm

National Rifle Association members cheer during the NRA convention, Friday, May 20, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Sessions: Obama ‘has gone on strike’

Paul Bedard · May 20, 2016 8:22 pm

Abandoning the currently proposed criminal justice reforms would be a costly mistake, especially since the opponents of reform have not offered any new ideas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

What the spike in murder rates means for criminal justice reform

Craig DeRoche · May 20, 2016 4:04 am