Videos

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…

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…

President Trump participated in a round table on criminal justice and prisoner re-entry programs in Gulfport, Mississippi.

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…

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.

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…

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…

Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), a criminal justice policy and advocacy organization, hosted a panel discussion about pending legislation to address federal prison sentencing…

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 segment of…

President Trump hosted a roundtable discussion with state leaders on prison reform at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

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…