Sessions Instructs Federal Prosecutors to Seek Harshest Possible Punishments
"It is a core principle that prosecutors should charge and pursue the most serious, readily provable offense," Sessions wrote.
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Most Americans Support Rehabilitation Over Jail Time
Roughly 11 million people cycle through the 3,283 local jails across the United States every year. Most of…
Public Crime Registries Rarely Work, So Why Do They Continue to Grow?
What started as a system to track sex-offenders has turned into a labyrinthine way of keeping surveillance on former convicts.
Why Juvenile Prisoners Become Unhealthy Adults
Research shows that, the more time people spend behind bars as kids, the unhealthier they will be as…
Barack Obama Picks Up the Pace on Commutations in His Final Days in Office
President Obama has accelerated clemency to low-level drug offenders. By Sarah Smith President Barack Obama tours a federal…
Unjust Release Policies Keep Sex Offenders Behind Bars
In Illinois, inmates claim the state’s release policies can unjustly impose life sentences on sex offenders who have…
Will These Latest Prison Reforms Help Ex-Inmates Get Jobs?
Recent reforms will ensure ex-prisoners can apply for jobs, but they’ll still have to overcome significant stigma to…
Why Labor Is at the Heart of the Latest Big Prison Strike
America’s prison-labor system has created both a rallying point for protestors and an opportunity for them to make…
Can Restorative Justice Solve Walmart’s Crime Problem?
Walmart is as notorious for high crime as it is for low prices. The retail chain is turning…
The Slow and Complicated Return of Clemency
On Wednesday, President Obama commuted the sentences of 214 people, the most issued in a single day since 1900.