Amy Fettig is executive director of The Sentencing Project, which advocates for effective and humane responses to crime that minimize imprisonment and criminalization of youth and adults by promoting ...

James Eagan Holmes, the perpetrator of the 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, received one of the most complex and lengthy sentences ever delivered in the U.S. His punishment included 12 ...

Historically, women receive far shorter prison sentences for the same crimes as men. And yet, here are a few examples of women serving the longest prison sentences ever.

This time of year, aspiring elected officials insist that we must get tough on crime to keep us safe. “Getting tough” almost always includes imposing more and longer prison sentences. Unfortunately, ...

Over the last few decades, the share of incarcerated people in U.S. state prisons serving long sentences has increased significantly—and it’s not necessarily keeping us safer, according to a new ...

This time of year, aspiring elected officials insist that we must get tough on crime to keep us safe. “Getting tough” almost always includes imposing more and longer prison sentences. Unfortunately, ...

A new report from a bipartisan panel of criminal justice experts questions whether sending people to prison for 10 years or more is necessary or cost-effective. "How Long Is Long Enough?" from the ...

A federal judge criticized Congress' sentencing guidelines for drug traffickers during a hearing Friday in a Fargo courtroom. "I feel the sentences we give in a lot of these cases are long and harsh," ...

Lawmakers across the country have considered legislation this year that would allow courts or parole boards to reevaluate a person’s long prison sentence and decide whether they can be safely released ...

President Joe Biden announced Friday he is commuting 2,500 criminal sentences for nonviolent drug offenses that he described as "disproportionately long" compared to modern-day sentences. Biden said ...

Let’s get smarter on crime, not “tougher.” This time of year, aspiring elected officials insist that we must get tough on crime to keep us safe. “Getting tough” almost always includes imposing more ...