This weekend, presidential hopefuls and our current president will flex their criminal justice reform muscle at the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum in South Carolina. Unlike past campaigns, ...

The Trump-era First Step Act has allowed thousands of nonviolent federal offenders to leave prison sooner, but advocates say they have reviewed numerous instances of inmates remaining behind bars ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The First Step Act ushered in much needed change to reduce our ...

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the "First Step Act", prison reform bill, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on November 14, 2018 in ...

Chronic staffing shortages in federal prisons and a lack of training have impeded implementation of a Trump-era law designed to give nonviolent inmates the opportunity for early release, locking some ...

When we reconnected on Capitol Hill, we shook hands and smiled. The differences in our lives are stark. One of us served 22 years in prison and was released five years ago thanks to legislation known ...

DAYTONA BEACH — First Step Shelter Board members voted unanimously Monday night to end their probe into whistleblower complaints brought by former shelter employee Patrick Smith. The two-month ...