prison reform

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.

• By Tanvi Misra

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

• By Ashley Hackett

"It is a core principle that prosecutors should charge and pursue the most serious, readily provable offense," Sessions wrote.

• By Kate Wheeling

What started as a system to track sex-offenders has turned into a labyrinthine way of keeping surveillance on former convicts.

• By Emmanuel Felton

On Wednesday, President Obama commuted the sentences of 214 people, the most issued in a single day since 1900.

• By Jared Keller

Inside the former prison-turned-museum and its new exhibit about the perils and inequities of mass incarceration in America.

• By Amy McKeever

Those with severe mental conditions are more likely to be incarcerated, and less likely to be granted opportunities such as parole.

• By Francie Diep

As the United States Justice Department plans to release about 6,000 non-violent drug offenders from federal prison, we talk with a researcher and former inmate about what should happen next.

• By Francie Diep

A new report counts the costs that women, children, and families bear when a loved one gets incarcerated.

• By Francie Diep

The time may be right for Obama to tackle sentencing reform.

• By Jared Keller

Twenty years after abolishing parole, one state is examining the impact (and the politics).

• By Lauren Kirchner

Cost-benefit analyses should consider more than dollars and cents.

• By Lauren Kirchner