Commentary

Voters elected a slew of diverse prosecutors who better reflect the communities they serve, and who promised to do their part to move away from policies that perpetuate mass incarceration.

Key Republicans, including the president, have pushed for sentencing reform. But they need to go a little further.

It would mark a crucial first step toward reducing federal mass incarceration

Tossing aside conservative notions of federalism, the attorney general wants to dynamite an agreement between the city and the state of Illinois to improve the Chicago police