WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: Alice Marie Johnson, who had her sentence commuted by U.S. President Donald Trump (L) after serving 21 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, thanks the press during a ...

The Bureau of Prisons has failed to properly administer the First Step Act, resulting in tens of thousands of inmates being held for months longer than the law allowed, costing taxpayers billions of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. Prison is difficult but when an inmate is far from home it is ...

The First Step Act is changing the way that federal prison systems treat prisoners. It increases opportunities for rehabilitation, shortens sentences, and enhances prisoners' rights. The law is a ...

Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal. He is the author of “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean ...