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Oct 06

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Justice Department aims to release 6,000 nonviolent drug offenders from prison

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The Justice Department announced a plan for the largest ever one-time release of federal prisoners. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Maurice Chammah of The Marshall Project about the decision to set free some 6,000 inmates, part of a broader push to…

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Oct 01

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Bipartisan reform bill aims to fix minimum mandatory sentences

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Republicans and Democrats unveiled joint legislation, years in the making, to cut the number of inmates in federal prisons. If passed, it would end the so-called "three strikes rule" for non-violent offenders and allow for more education and jobs programs,…

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Jul 16

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Criminal justice reform gains bipartisan momentum

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On Thursday, President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison, part of his larger campaign to encourage reform of the American criminal justice system. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports he’s not the only politician pushing for…

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Apr 30

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Criminal justice is so broken, Democrats and Republicans are working together to fix it

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The U.S. accounts for just 5 percent of the world’s population, but it houses more than 20 percent of its prisoners. Now groups on opposite sides of the political spectrum are working together to overhaul the country’s criminal justice system.

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Sep 25

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Understanding Eric Holder’s legacy for the Justice Department

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After six years as head of the Department of Justice, Eric Holder, the nation’s first African-American attorney general, will be stepping down. Holder has focused on major civil liberties issues, but has also been a lightning rod for partisan criticism.

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