Criminal justice reform advocates start new push for sentencing reform For the fourth year in a row, activists are backing a trio of bills that would give incarcerated people time off for good ...

The Democrats adopted little-noticed but significant changes to criminal justice language in their 2024 party platform.

While some Democrats and Republicans are backing away from efforts to shrink the prison population and reduce excessive sentences, conservatives are again a crucial force for criminal justice reform.

Much of the bipartisan agreement on criminal-justice reform is alive; its advocates continued to slowly score wins even as crime rose, and are now still pushing for reforms as it declines again.

The investigative reporters on WBEZ’s criminal justice desk tell the stories of the thousands of individuals churning through the legal systems every year in Chicago, Cook County and Illinois ...

As an erstwhile drummer, I was drawn to the movie Whiplash, in which an abusive music instructor played by J.K. Simmons pushes his promising drum student nearly over the brink in his pursuit of ...

When different people working in the criminal justice system — from investigators to probation officers — can’t share data effectively or securely, there may be an ethical and financial price to pay.

Well, a new study of bail reform outside New York City — suburbs and upstate — prepared by John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Data Collaborative for Justice shows that 66% of the people ...

The Maryland General Assembly passed three bills that aim to reform the state's criminal justice system.

Women in prisons have been left behind in criminal justice reform by Michelle Mikhels, opinion contributor - 08/01/25 10:30 AM ET ...