criminal justice reform
What America's Creeping Criminal Justice Reform Looks Like From the Inside
Criminal justice reform in the US has prompted the early release of thousands of people imprisoned for non-violent drug crimes. Robert Booker, however, was not among them.
Obama and Supreme Court Tag Team on Juvenile Justice Reform
The president announced a ban on confining juveniles to solitary confinement a day after the nation's top court ruled that juveniles can challenge life sentences.
Bernie Kerik: The VICE News Interview
VICE News Editor-in-Chief Jason Mojica sits down with former New York police commissioner and convicted felon Bernie Kerik to discuss criminal justice reform.
Some of the Biggest Names in US Law Enforcement Just Told Congress to Fix the System
Over 70 current and former police leaders and prosecutors added their voices in support of criminal justice reform legislation being considered in Washington, DC.
Bernie Sanders Just Introduced a Bill to End the Federal Ban on Marijuana
It's like he really wants to be president or something.
Here's How We Can Actually Reduce the Number of People in Prison
Nearly 50 percent of federal inmates are serving time for drug offenses that carry mandatory minimums. Minor changes to sentencing and admissions could reduce the population by 35 percent, new analysis shows.
America’s Top Cops Just Called the War on Drugs 'A Tremendous Failure'
Police chiefs from America's biggest cities have announced their support for changing drug and sentencing laws in order to reduce incarceration.
What Federal Drug Offenders Are Saying About Congress Reforming Mandatory Minimums
Politicians are mulling changes to the law, but many prisoners are worried they'll slip through the cracks.
California Cops Are Pissed About the State’s New Racial Profiling Law
Police in California will soon be required to document and make public the ethnicity and race of every individual they stop while patrolling.
How Christopher Young's 14-Year Plea Deal for Drug Crimes Turned Into Life in Prison
Christopher Young knew he had to serve time for his drug crimes, but he believed a 14-year plea deal was too harsh — so he went to trial. Instead of 14 years, mandatory-sentencing laws and a zealous prosecutor resulted in Young being put away for life.
US Senators Have Finally Reached a Deal to Overhaul the Criminal Justice System
The bill would start to roll back the harsh federal sentencing laws that have helped fill America's prisons.
Bernie Sanders Has a Ballsy Plan to Get Rid of Private Prisons — But Will It Work?
The Justice is Not For Sale Act would eliminate all private prison contracts within three years, but experts say the industry won't be taken down so easily.