The federal government has retreated from gun enforcement as more of its investigators turn their attention to Trump’s new ...

Congress eliminated parole from the federal criminal justice system in 1984, but it didn’t completely do away with post-release supervision. About 3 of every 4 people leaving federal prison remain ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

This week marks the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the First Step Act signed by former President Trump — the most comprehensive federal criminal justice reform legislation since the start of ...

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers while ...

The top federal prosecutor in Atlanta is embracing Trump's crime-fighting policies while steering clear of the political ...

This story is part of “Trump Two: Six Months In,” our series taking stock of the administration’s efforts to reshape immigration enforcement and criminal justice. Nicole Scott was driving when the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The federal program that pays court-appointed private attorneys who represent criminal defendants has run out of money, leaving thousands of attorneys across the country working ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

If you don’t care about the criminal justice system, just wait until the criminal justice system cares about you or someone you love. An estimated 70 million to 100 million Americans – roughly 1 in 3 ...

Recidivism rates remain high across America and programs that can help reduce those rates are now in jeopardy with federal budget cuts.

WASHINGTON – Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is discussing ways to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, according to a ...