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A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing examining women in the criminal justice system. Among the witnesses were Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black, and Cynthia Shank, a…

New York Magazine’s Emily Bazelon took part in a discussion of her book, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration, in which she reported on the…

Aviva Stahl talked about her special investigation piece for The Nation Magazine, “Gag Order,” which looks at the treatment of prisoners in a U.S. super maximum security prison in Colorado. This…

Professor Dan Berger talked about the U.S prison system in the late 20th century and the politics behind it. He spoke about how mass incarceration arose in response to the unexpected ways…

Nick Gillette gave a tour of the world’s first penitentiary, opened in 1829 by the state of Pennsylvania. The prison was a new experiment in reform of criminals and was copied all over the…

John Koufos of Right on Crime talked about criminal justice reform and reentry programs for ex-convicts.

President Trump delivered remarks at the 2019 Prison Reform Summit at the White House. Several beneficiaries of the FIRST STEP Act, which granted early release to qualifying federal…

The American Conservative Union hosted its annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) near Washington, DC. In this panel, CNN’s Van Jones and ACU Chair Matt Schlapp discussed…

The American Conservative Union hosted its annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) near Washington, DC. This portion featured a discussion with the organization’s criminal…

This portion of the National Governors Association annual winter meeting featured panel discussions on jobs, education, and training, as well as programs aimed at improving state criminal justice…

BookTV presented coverage of Free Minds Book Club which takes place twice a month with inmates at the Washington, D.C., Jail.

Myesha Braden of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Jeffrey Clayton of the American Bail Coalition discussed cash bail reform efforts nationwide.

Former Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent director Lara Bazelon discussed restorative justice.

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.…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on a question about the First Step Act, which President Trump signed into law on December 21, 2018: “Do you believe in giving…

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on a question about the First Step Act, which President Trump signed into law on December 21, 2018: “Do you believe in giving…

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.

President Trump signed two criminal justice reform bills, the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act, in an Oval Office ceremony with lawmakers, faith leaders, law enforcement…

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mike Lee (R-UT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Scott (R-SC) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) held a press conference on Capitol Hill on the First Step…

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…