Prisoner released under justice reform law charged with murder
Joel Francisco was 14 years into a life sentence for selling crack cocaine when he got his second chance.
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462 Oklahoma inmates to be released Monday
Hundreds of Oklahoma inmates left prison Monday before their original sentences were over. And bipartisan lawmakers couldn't be happier.
Kamala Harris hits back at Trump over criminal justice event
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris announced Saturday that she would attend the "Second Step Presidential Justice Forum" at Benedict College in South Carolina -- reversing a Friday decision to skip the cattle call, which set off President Donald Trump's ire when she said that it was because he received an award for criminal justice reform.
Buttigieg unveils criminal justice plan
Pete Buttigieg unveiled his criminal justice plan on Saturday, coinciding with a two-day swing through South Carolina -- a state where he has struggled to gain traction with African American voters -- and his participation in a presidential candidate criminal justice forum.
Kim Kardashian West joins fight to save Texas death row inmate
Kim Kardashian West is joining the fight to save a Texas death row inmate set to be executed next month.
Fact check: Trump story about Van Jones apologizing to him
President Donald Trump criticized CNN host Van Jones at length on Friday during a speech to the Young Black Leadership Summit, a conservative event at the White House.
New Ben & Jerry's flavor highlights criminal justice reform
Justice ReMix'd is Ben & Jerry's newest flavor, but it's more than just delicious.
Kim Kardashian West is making a documentary about prison reform
Since she helped free Alice Marie Johnson, reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has gotten the bug for political activism -- specifically prison reform.
'OINTB' Poussey Washington Fund created to help justice reform
Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black" has launched a project to allow for life to imitate art in one of the most powerful ways.
Thousands of prisoners released as new reform effort takes effect
Nearly 3,100 federal inmates will walk out of prison on Friday as a provision of the sweeping criminal justice reform act passed by Congress takes effect.
Readers' guide to the first Democratic debate
Tonight, 10 challengers for the Democratic 2020 presidential nomination will face off in the first debate of the season. After months of campaign coverage, the two-hour event will finally give voters a chance to watch Democratic candidates exchange views on a variety of issues, from health care and immigration to taxes and climate change. While they will likely spend a fair amount of time attacking the policies of President Donald Trump, the debate will also be an opportunity for candidates...
Trump nominates top police official for ATF director
President Donald Trump nominated a top police official on Friday to serve as director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, elevating a key supporter of a White House-backed sentencing measure to the federal agency.
Trump issues pardons to conservative advocate, former publisher
President Donald Trump granted full pardons to a conservative advocate and a former newspaper publisher who recently wrote a book praising the President, the White House announced Wednesday.
Rebuffing Sessions, senators advance criminal justice reform bill
Senators of both parties on Thursday moved forward their long-odds legislation to enact some degree of reform for the federal criminal justice system.
Koch network leader says Sessions 'on board' with prison reform
Leaders of the influential Koch network are downplaying the challenge Attorney General Jeff Sessions might pose to their objectives on criminal justice reform, which the network said would be a key policy focus this year.
