New data show that the number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year, the Associated Press reports. They showed their biggest drop in 25 years. The decline comes amid increasing legal restrictions and public awareness of the dangers of...
U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler in Indianapolis says people responsible for gun violence will face the harshest possible response from federal authorities: Detention with no bond in jail cells outside the state. Mandatory minimum sentences spanning decades in prison. No opportunities for parole. “If they’re caught...
The private prison company CoreCivic forced immigrant detainees to work for as little as $1 per day if they wanted toilet paper, toothpaste, and safe lodging, charges a lawsuit filed this week in Georgia, The Daily Beast reports. The case against the nation’s largest private...
Private prisons are one of the most controversial areas of the justice system today. Although the Department of Justice made efforts to limit them during the Obama administration, the private corrections industry has regained influence under the current administration, which has proposed expanding privately run...
Jared Kushner met with Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill Wednesday to build momentum for prison legislation that could advance to the House floor as soon as next week. He has a problem in the Senate, where members of both parties are pushing a broader...
For the Tribune News Service (via Governing), Bob Egelko reports on Sessions v. Dimaya, in which the court ruled on Tuesday that a portion of the criminal-removal provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act is unconstitutionally vague. At Slate, Mark Joseph Stern observes that Dimaya...