WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Sentencing Project released a statement on Monday urging the DC Council to appoint a formerly incarcerated person as a member of D.C.’s Sentencing Commission. On Tuesday ...

Editor's note: This information has been updated in three previously published stories on disenfranchisement that were previously published in the Clarion Ledger and the Hattiesburg American to ...

As the United States commemorates 50 years of mass incarceration, researchers and experts call for a comprehensive reimagining of the public safety infrastructure to prevent another 50 years of this ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Pennsylvania is ranked third in the nation for people serving sentences for life without parole, according to a new Sentencing Project report. Pennsylvania is one of only two ...

‘Locked Out 2024’ highlights persistent racial disparities and the nationwide impact of felony voting bans The Sentencing Project is a leader in changing the way Americans think about crime and ...

The Sentencing Project is a national non-profit criminal justice-oriented 5013 organization established in 1986 in Washington, D.C.. The organization advocates for change in sentencing policy, ...

Even as New Jersey has dramatically reduced its prison population in recent years, the state continues to have the worst racial disparity among its incarcerated population in the country, according to ...