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May 25, 2022 · Today, President Biden will sign a historic executive order (EO) to advance effective, accountable policing and criminal justice practices that will build public trust and strengthen public...
Dec 14, 2022 · December 14, 2022. Formerly incarcerated activists, lawmakers, and advocates achieved important changes in criminal justice policy in 2022 to challenge extreme sentencing, expand voting rights and advance youth justice. This briefing paper highlights top trends in criminal justice reform in 2022.
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May 25, 2022 · Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety | The White House. May 25, 2022. Executive Order on...
Oct 28, 2022 · Biden's sentencing panel noms vow to implement criminal justice reform law. Biden moves to revitalize U.S. sentencing panel, nominates first Black chair. U.S. sentencing panel's last member...
- Retrenchment on The Federal Death Penalty
- Limited Progress on Prison Reform
- Notable Nominations and Confirmations
- Updates to DOJ Charging Policy
- Limited Progress on Clemency
- Mixed Record on Immigration Detention
- New Investments in Community Violence Interventions
The administration made little to no progress on one campaign pledge: ending the death penalty. To be sure, the Department of Justice took some early steps: withdrawing requests for it in seven cases, commencing a still-incomplete review of death penalty protocols, and announcing a moratoriumon further federal executions. But all of these changes c...
On August 2, 2022, Colette Peters was sworn in as the new director of the Bureau of Prisons, taking the helm as the agency faces serious allegations of sexual abuse, a congressional corruption inquiry, concerns raised by the Justice Department’s Inspector General regarding inadequate medical care, and a dire staffing shortage. Peters has committed ...
President Biden has used nominations to reshape or revitalize the administration of federal law. Most notably, Biden appointed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. She is the first Black woman to sit on the high court and also a former federal public defender, which is a rarity in the federal judiciary. The president’s nominees for the lower...
Federal prosecutors enjoy broad discretion over what charges to file in a criminal case, a decision that dictates everything from a defendant’s likely sentencing exposure to the course of plea negotiations. Previous attorneys general have used that discretion to shape sentencing policy. In 2013, then-Attorney General Eric Holder directed prosecutor...
After over a year of inaction, in April 2022, President Biden granted 3 pardons and 75 commutations, the first of his presidency. Abraham Bolden Sr., the first Black Secret Service member, was among those pardoned — nearly 60 years after his conviction for what Bolden claimed were racist and retaliatory charges. Other beneficiaries were serving len...
Last year, we urged President Biden to take further steps to decrease the number of undocumented people detained and reduce the immigration system’s heavy relianceon for-profit detention. In its FY 2023 budget, the administration sought funding for 25,000 ICE detention beds, down from 34,000, and requested an $87 million increase for its Alternativ...
While the president has limited control over state and local crime rates, federal funding can guide investment in new and promising ways to address crime. Toward that end, as part of its overall crime reduction strategy, the Biden administration has continued to support community violence intervention programs, known as CVIs. These are organization...
Jun 8, 2022 · (Reuters) - Seven nominees to the U.S. Sentencing Commission promised on Wednesday to prioritize implementing a major 2018 criminal justice reform law, a task the hobbled panel had been...
Jan 13, 2022 · By Katie Benner. Jan. 13, 2022. WASHINGTON — Thousands of federal inmates will become eligible for release this week under a rule the Justice Department published on Thursday that allows more...
