A pair of handcuffs poking through prison bars. Most bills aimed at reforming the criminal justice system failed in the session, though advocates were encouraged by the progress of some proposals.

Punishment provides immediate, visible results, while empowering youth requires patience, understanding and time.

Glenn E. Martin, who spent six years in New York state prisons before becoming a national leader and advocate for reform of the criminal justice system, will speak on Thursday, March 5, at SUNY ...

On June 25, Democratic voters in New York City effectively elected their next state’s attorney for Queens. In a primary night surprise, thirty-one-year-old Latina public defender Tiffany Cabán claimed ...

Both candidates running for the 80th District Illinois House seat say there is need for reform in the criminal justice system, and that voters in this district, which encompasses several south and ...

In the January 2025 issue of Reason, we're giving performance reviews of Joe Biden's presidency. Click here to read the other entries. To win the Democratic primaries four years ago, Joe Biden had to ...

Criminal justice reform was peddled to voters as being about poor, underprivileged souls serving harsh sentences for smoking marijuana or some such nonsense. In reality, criminal justice reformers ...

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned for president in 2016 in part by styling himself as a tough-on-crime contender who, if elected, would institute a national anti-crime agenda, crack down on ...