According to the U.S. Department of Justice,  reducing recidivism  is one of the best ways to prevent crime. Over the past 16 years,...

President Trump’s election into office in 2024 emphasized the legal paradox that exists when a country that strips most felons of their...

On an Election Day that saw convicted felon Donald Trump all but freed from criminal prosecution and returned to the White House,...

In America, approximately 1.5 million  children live with a parent in prison. Across the nation, four percent of women in state prisons...

In recent years, the criminal legal system has experienced a gradual shift towards rehabilitation , emphasizing the creation and...

Trigger Warning: Medical Neglect Picture yourself crawling on the floor, clutching your chest as you moan in pain. You lock eyes with...

TW: Mentions of Domestic Violence Self-defense is considered a justification for homicide under the law, contingent upon four general...

The United States juvenile system processes more than 2.5 million juvenile arrests per year. However, for as many juveniles that enter...

When addressing the development of our society’s youth, our go-to advice is “stay in school.” However, when it comes to incarcerated...

According to the Prison Policy Initiative, approximately 47% of individuals incarcerated are parents of minors, with 19% of those...

In 1976, the United States Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision where the Court interpreted the Eighth Amendment’s “cruel and...

Almost 50% of inmates suffer from some form of mental health issue that becomes exacerbated when prison walls restrict their freedom....

“The Coloring Book Looney Tunes,” “Learn to Draw Disney Winnie the Pooh,” and “Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Catalog” may sound like...

In 2020, the Children’s Bureau at the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the United States Department of Health and...

Kalief Browder was only 16 years old when he was arrested and incarcerated. He was held in solitary confinement for almost two years out...

On Oct. 6, 2022, President Biden issued the following proclamation on the White House website: “Acting Pursuant to the grant of authority...

There are over 200,000 women currently incarcerated in the United States. Thousands of these women are pregnant. Many persons become...

The First Step Act, implemented on Dec. 21, 2018, required the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “develop a risk needs assessment system to...

The moment a parent comes in contact with the criminal legal system, their entire family is impacted. As a result of an arrest alone, a...

Mass incarceration is an institution as American as apple pie. In 2019, roughly 2.1 million people were incarcerated in the United...