Adam Clausen, after being sentenced to 213 years in federal prison, has emerged as a national leader advocating for justice reform and second chances, using his story to inspire change and promote a justice system focused on restoration.
Despite passing significant criminal justice legislation in his first term, Trump’s second administration has seen a shift towards a more “tough-on-crime” approach, with cuts to funding and programs aimed at reducing crime, undermining police accountability, and targeting “blue” cities.
Washington, DC – Outgoing President Joe Biden is making good on some early campaign promises from 2019-20. …
By Olivia Biliunas WASHINGTON, DC – Mass incarceration continues to be more prevalent in the U.S. than…
By The Vanguard Staff TALLAHASSEE, FL – He didn’t say why officially, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…
By Belen Avelar and Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) this week…
By Daniella Espinoza WASHINGTON, D.C – In an attempt to press the newly appointed director of Federal…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Director Washington, DC – On the two year anniversary of the murder…
By Darling Gonzalez WASHINGTON DC -The U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) released a report late this week about…
Over the years, this sentencing disparity has become emblematic of both the ineffectiveness of reactionary criminal justice…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general in urging Congress to…
By David M. Greenwald Earlier this week in a commentary, I heavily criticized Joe Biden’s criminal justice…
The Second Step Presidential Justice Forum provides candidates and those in office the opportunity to outline their…
By Sarah Lustbader Monae Davis, a beneficiary of the First Step Act, left prison on March 7….
By Anjana Samant The enactment of the First Step Act earlier this month will bring some much-needed change…
Real Criminal Justice Reform Happened Under Trump in a Bipartisan and Most Unlikely Fashion It may end…