Criminal Justice Reform Archives

Social Justice

Is America Making Progress in Curtailing Mass Incarceration?

According to a new report, while the overall number of inmates in the U.S. is declining, some states are still seeing their prison populations rise.

Tanvi Misra

The First Step Act could be a small but important step toward criminal justice reform.

Social Justice

Does Congress’ Prison Reform Bill Go Too Far or Not Far Enough?

The First Step Act has passed the House, but it's likely to face opposition from both sides of the aisle in the Senate.

Ashley Hackett

Prescription opioid sales in the U.S. spiked on the dark Web after it became harder for patients to obtain prescriptions for them.

Social Justice

The Number of Mentally Ill Inmates in California Jails Is Rising

A new policy brief uses psychotropic medications as a proxy for mental illness, and finds that, despite criminal justice reforms in the state, the population of mentally ill inmates in jails is growing.

Kate Wheeling

Social Justice

How Over-Incarceration Is Driving a Push for Criminal Justice Reform

A conversation with Jasmine Heiss from the Vera Institute of Justice about a recent poll that uncovers American's souring sentiment toward incarceration policy.

Teresa Mathew

An inmate holds onto a fence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana.

Social Justice

Over a Quarter of Americans Believe Their Local Justice System Is Unfair

A new poll from the MacArthur Foundation finds most Americans' sentiments about the justice system are at odds with the Trump administration's punitive policies.

Kate Wheeling