REPORT: U.S. Mass Incarceration Incarcerates 5 Million People – 2 Million Disproportionately Black
By Olivia Biliunas WASHINGTON, DC – Mass incarceration continues to be more prevalent in the U.S. than…
Florida Gov. DeSantis Vetoes GOP-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill without Explanation
By The Vanguard Staff TALLAHASSEE, FL – He didn’t say why officially, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
‘First Step Act’ – GAO Reports on Federal Efforts to Help Reduce Recidivism and Re-Entry to Federal Prisons
By Belen Avelar and Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week…
Formerly Incarcerated Continue Urge New Director to Overhaul Federal Prisons
By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C – In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal…
Two Years after Floyd, President Biden to Advance Historic Executive Order on Police Accountability
By David M. Greenwald Executive Director Washington, DC – On the two year anniversary of the murder…
U.S. Sentencing Commission Releases Report on ‘Compassionate Releases’ during COVID-19 Pandemic
By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC -The U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) released a report late this week about…
Guest Commentary: After 35 years, Congress Should Finally End the Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine
Over the years, this sentencing disparity has become emblematic of both the ineffectiveness of reactionary criminal justice…
Letter: Attorneys General Urge Congress to Further Address Historical Drug Sentencing Inequities by Amending the First Step Act
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general in urging Congress to…
Commentary: Pence Says ‘I Trust Our Justice System’
By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week in a commentary, I heavily criticized Joe Biden’s criminal justice…
What Comes After the First Step?
The Second Step Presidential Justice Forum provides candidates and those in office the opportunity to outline their…
The First Step Act Freed People – Now Prosecutors Are Trying to Lock Some of Them Up Again
By Sarah Lustbader Monae Davis, a beneficiary of the First Step Act, left prison on March 7….
The First Step Act Is a Small Step for Incarcerated Women
By Anjana Samant The enactment of the First Step Act earlier this month will bring some much-needed change…
Bipartisan Sentencing Reductions Pass Overwhelmingly in the US Senate
Real Criminal Justice Reform Happened Under Trump in a Bipartisan and Most Unlikely Fashion It may end…
