The First Step Act tackled inequities inside prisons; now we must address the abuses that happen before someone is ...

Criminal Justice Advocates made great strides under Trump with the First Step Act. In a second Trump term, they are poised to ...

Under the new law, federal officials would be required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting ...

(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Colette Peters had a new video released in an attempt to clarify the rules under which First Step Act ...

Trump made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign. The passage of the Laken Riley Act is the first step in his plan.

The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of ...

The Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, putting Republicans a step closer to sending the first bill of the 119th Congress to President-elect Trump for his signature next week and ...

President Biden announced Friday he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses as one of his last major moves just days before leaving office. Biden ...

Jamaica has taken its official first steps to remove King Charles as its ... Affairs introduced the Constitution (Amendment) Republic Act 2024 in the House of Representatives.