Professor Shon Hopwood talked about his efforts toward criminal justice reform. More specifically he discussed a House-passed prison reform bill, the First Step Act, that would reduce…
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Former Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent director Lara Bazelon discussed restorative justice.
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held an oversight hearing on the management of the nation’s federal prisons. The Justice Department inspector general and the Bureau of…
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President Trump participated in a round table on criminal justice and prisoner re-entry programs in Gulfport, Mississippi.
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Shane Bauer, author of American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment, and Debra Jo Immergut, author of Captives, discussed the prison system in the United States.…
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President Trump delivered remarks on the “First Step Act,” which would make changes to sentencing and prison laws. He said the legislation would reduce crime and allow a second chance for…
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The Hill’s Jordain Carney discussed the Senate criminal justice reform bill endorsed by President Trump the previous week. The bill has bipartisan support in the Senate.
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Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer calls and comments to the question, “How should the criminal justice system be reformed?” The question comes amid bipartisan support for a…
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Social justice advocates discussed prison reform at an event hosted by the Women for Trump. The panel discussed the barriers faced by former prisoners in securing employment, re-uniting…
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Mother Jones senior reporter Shane Bauer offered an inside look at American prisons after spending four months working undercover as a corrections officer in a Louisiana prison.
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Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), a criminal justice policy and advocacy organization, hosted a panel discussion about pending legislation to address federal prison sentencing…
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Gretta Goodwin talked about a new Government Accountability Office report on the cost of incarcerating immigrants. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “Your Money” series, during which as…
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President Trump hosted a roundtable discussion with state leaders on prison reform at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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President Trump met with inner city pastors from around the nation to discuss his administration’s efforts at changing the prison system and other criminal justice issues including prisoner…
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The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia hosted a panel discussion at the Eastern State Penitentiary about mass incarcerations and reforming the criminal justice system. The penitentiary was…
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Journalist Alisa Roth reported that nearly half the people in U.S. jails and prisons have a psychiatric disorder.
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President Trump spoke at a White House summit examining efforts to overhaul the nation’s prison system. He talked about helping prisoners re-enter the workforce and reducing the rate of…
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President Trump spoke at a White House prison summit that examined potential changes for the criminal justice system. Before his remarks, Vice President Pence addressed the gathering. He…
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Miami-Dade County Judge Steve Leifman, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the criminalization of mental illness, moderated a panel about the high rates of arresting, prosecuting, and…
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Heather Ann Thompson talked about her book Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy, in which she recalls the Attica prison uprising that took place at the…
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