Congress, of course, did not exercise that authority last year after the commission proposed modest changes in sentencing for drug cases. Instead, several members of Congress publicly supported ...

The release of dangerous criminals shows why Congress needs to act on criminal-justice reform. Starting this month, thousands of federal inmates are set to be released early from federal prison ...

A man caught in Lawrence with 190 pounds of marijuana is among the first wave of defendants affected by a U.S. Supreme Court decision that revolutionized federal sentencing laws. When Edgar ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified sentencing guidelines for felons who possess guns, ruling that courts should look to drug criminalization at the time of sentencing to ...

Mandatory minimum sentencing laws enacted twenty-five years ago compel the over-incarceration of drug offenders and disproportionately harsh sentences. Judges cannot fashion a punishment that fits ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 5 signed a bill that ends mandatory minimum jail sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. Senate Bill 73, which is authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco ...