prison reform

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that the dilapidated and notorious Rikers Island jail complex will close, with the process taking up to 10 years.

President Obama commuted the prison sentences of 79 inmates on Tuesday, upholding his pledge to release non-violent and low-level, drug offenders, The Hill reports.

President Obama says solitary confinement has long term consequences that affect an inmates ability to be reintroduced into society

A New York City man who stole baby formula from a Pathmark supermarket last Thursday was charged with two counts of grand larceny

The president is also expected to focus on some of his signature issues, such as criminal justice reform, after he leaves the White House

Is this a political move or is the reality of Black men's incarceration a deep concern for Hilary Clinton?

Capping off a week of events and political actions to tackle prison reform, President Obama on Thursday became the first sitting president to visit a…

In a week chock-full of events and political moves that highlight the need for criminal justice reform in the nation, President Barack Obama traveled to Philadelphia…

In a visit where he is expected to push for criminal-justice reform, President Barack Obama will become the first sitting president to visit a federal…