BRIEFING: ‘Incarceration and Crime: A Weak Relationship’ in U.S. and Around the Globe
By Lily Rusk WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past 10 years, incarceration and crime rates have declined…
REPORT: ‘Large Policing Footprint’ Not Solving Violent Crime in Communities of Color
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The “large policing footprint” has failed to solve serious crime…
Guest Commentary: ‘Felony Murder’ Laws Impose Punishment that Doesn’t Fit the Crime or Keep Us Safer
All but two U.S. states allow murder charges even if an individual did not directly cause or…
The Sentencing Project, Fair and Just Prosecution Host Webinar/Panel to Promote Felony Murder Reform
By Sunny Zhou and Vaiva Utaraite WASHINGTON, DC – This past week, The Sentencing Project and Fair…
Reform Group Complains President Biden’s Admin Hasn’t Kept His Promise to Reduce Prison Population
By Perla Brito and Ashton Yuan WASHINGTON, DC – Nazgol Ghandnoosh, co-director of research at The Sentencing…
US Prisons Held Six Times As Many People in 2021 Versus 1971
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – A report from the Sentencing Project on Tuesday revealed that…
Possible Solutions to Prediction that Mass Incarceration will Last for 60 Years
By Avalon Amaral and Mia Machado After a decade of insufficient and incohesive decarceration efforts, the current…
