Nov 19, 2025 · 34 criminal legal system reforms that can win in 2026 We offer our yearly list of impactful reforms that can - and have - succeeded in state legislatures, including links to …

Nov 12, 2025 · The prison population grew in 2022 and in 2023, 39 states increased their prison populations. 5 The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a seismic increase in the most serious …

4 days ago · The Prison Policy Initiative released a report outlining 34 criminal legal system reforms for 2026, which advocates say could reduce incarceration and reverse decades of …

Get the latest prison reform updates for 2025 in the U.S., covering policy changes, new laws, and trends impacting jails and prisons.

Reform efforts that combine smart sentencing with community-based solutions are showing a better way forward. These efforts reduce incarceration while improving public safety — not by …

Nov 5, 2025 · Prison and Jail Reform Despite work to improve the justice system, insufficient attention is paid to conditions behind bars. Prisons and jails must provide better programming …

Jun 5, 2025 · Below is a summary of the most significant recent and ongoing reforms at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), starting from an inmate’s arrival at a Bureau facility and …

Jan 10, 2025 · The prison population has been creeping back upward. New laws in some states instituting harsher punishments threaten to further fill prisons, many of which are already …

Dec 7, 2024 · Explore successful prison reform initiatives across the U.S. that effectively reduce recidivism and improve rehabilitation outcomes.

Nov 8, 2024 · However, after a brief uptick in crime at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, several states have recently enacted tough-on-crime legislation that could increase the prison …