On Nov. 2, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving the First Step Act — the landmark criminal justice reform act enacted during President Donald Trump's first term. Spectrum News Washington correspondent Cassie Semyon has been investigating…
Convicted criminals are committing a record number of offences when they are let out of prison, staggering new figures show. Justice chiefs have admitted 46,459 crimes were committed by freed lags in the three months from October to December 2024. Shadow Justice…
With mounting bipartisan criticism from Republican Congressmen and Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Department of Justice has stepped up an unprecedented public relations campaign to defend its prosecution of Border Guards Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, now serving 11- and 12-year…
The immigrants involved hoped to obtain U-visas, which are available to victims of certain crimes who cooperate with law enforcement.
An Adelaide man who is the first person to be sentenced under landmark federal deepfake laws won't spend a single day in jail. October 27, 2026 — 7:20pm
We have previously written on the systematic errors in Cato’s claims about the supposedly low crime rates by illegal aliens (“Illegal immigrant crime rates higher than Cato Institute wants you to believe“). But it is worth fleshing out those arguments…
Once a prison governor, Andy Gullick now helps prison leavers become self-employed through RIFT Social Enterprise Andy Gullick runs social enterprise RIFT. Image: Supplied After years in prison, Jay wasn’t sure what came next. He was worried about how his…
Jails are rife with substance abuse. Are special wings like this one in Northumberland the answer? “I was waking up in the morning, shaking,” he says. Scott would start drinking immediately to stop the shakes, as early as 5am. As soon…
Inside the Athens-Clarke County Jail, a series of murals line the walls. Each one represents a group of men and women who are incarcerated and worked together to better themselves. Creating murals is just one part of the Clarke County…
Now Smith could be sent back to prison for the rest of it. A federal judge released him in 2024 under rules adopted after Congress passed the First Step Act, a landmark criminal justice law during President Donald Trump’s first term.
Prison and sentencing reform: the First Step Act, early release and compassionate release, mandatory minimums and mass incarceration.
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