With federal prison costs skyrocketing and a tenfold increase in the federal prison population since 1980, the task force should reexamine federal criminal laws and sentencing regimes that will stem ...

Abstract: The past 75 years in America have witnessed an avalanche of new criminal laws, the result of which is a problem known as “overcriminalization.” This phenomenon is likely to lead to a variety ...

David Rosenthal is a visiting legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. As politicians, lawyers, and policy wonks prepare for transition at ...

Natalie Johnson is a former Daily Signal news reporter and graduate of The Heritage Foundation's Young Leaders Program. Sen. Rand Paul continued to drive momentum for criminal justice reform Wednesday ...

Abstract: Those who commit real crimes should be prosecuted and appropriately punished. But the question of what kind of conduct is deserving of criminal punishment has become increasingly muddled in ...

It will stare back, balefully. Furthermore, the radiating ripples from the nation’s overdue reconsideration of present practices may reach beyond matters of crime and punishment, to basic truths about ...

Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, May 28, the Center for American Progress and PICO National Network will host a discussion on criminal justice reform and how policymakers and advocates can begin to ...