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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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," ...

Jan 17 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden, who leaves office next week, announced on Friday that he was commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses, saying he ...