Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. Federal Prisons like FCI Terminal Island hold prisoners that ...

The enactment of the First Step Act earlier this month will bring some much-needed change to our criminal justice system. But the First Step Act remains just that, a first step — particularly with ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of employees working for the Bureau of Prisons. We regret the error. The two of us have spent a ...

In a case of first impression in the federal Courts of Appeals, the Second Circuit held that district courts may not consider a defendant’s potential eligibility for a sentence reduction under the ...