Despite Trump’s punitive spectacles, criminal justice reform efforts persist across states, and there’s hope for effective policies.

Economist Jennifer Doleac argues that policymakers should rely on measurable outcomes rather than assumptions when designing ...

Opinion: This year, Maryland lawmakers took meaningful steps to expand second chances in both the youth and adult justice ...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner earned rare praise from Democratic lawmakers Thursday for his effort to reform the state's criminal justice system. Rauner - the super-wealthy, fiscally conservative ...

The discussion of criminal justice reform in the U.S. reaches beyond political party lines, with many advocating for change as unjust convictions have come to light over the past 20 years.

Governor Kathy Hochul sometimes reminds me of my first teachers, the mostly Irish nuns from the Dominican Sisters order who ran the Annunciation School on West 131st Street in Harlem in the 1960s. I ...

The other, which was published in “Criminology & Public Policy” and co-authored with Professor Don Stemen of Loyola ...

Youth criminal justice reform is shaping up to be one of the most contentious issues in this year’s Oregon legislative session. Just in the last two weeks, Senate Bill 1008—a bill that would create a ...

Serhii Plokhy explores the last four years of war between Russia and Ukraine in his new book “David and Goliath.” Actors Billy Crudup and Denise Gough discuss their new stage adaptation of the ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks during a press conference about bail reform at the Texas Capitol Feb. 12, 2025. Patrick is calling on the Texas Legislature to pass bills and constitutional amendments that ...

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