The Safer Supervision Act is the natural next step in that strategy.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The First Step Act ushered in much needed change to reduce our ...

Bureau of Justice Statistics issued its annual report about the state of the Bureau of Prisons since enactment of the First ...

When we reconnected on Capitol Hill, we shook hands and smiled. The differences in our lives are stark. One of us served 22 years in prison and was released five years ago thanks to legislation known ...

The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon appointed a former clerk to Justice Samuel Alito (who also served as a clerk to then-Judge Neil Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit) to ...

Five years ago today, one of the most meaningful federal criminal justice reforms in a decade became law. It has been a huge success. Since the First Step Act passed, thousands more people leaving the ...

The First Step Act is changing the way that federal prison systems treat prisoners. It increases opportunities for rehabilitation, shortens sentences, and enhances prisoners' rights. The law is a ...