Politics Feb 10 House Republicans take steps to block new criminal code in Washington, D.C. By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura
Nation Oct 08 Watch 8:08 U.S. at a unique time in history for justice reform, says Attorney General Lynch As attorney general, Loretta Lynch leads the Justice Department amid a spike in violent crime in several major U.S. cities, as well as national outcry over police-involved shootings. Gwen Ifill sits down with Lynch to discuss better transparency on law… By PBS News Hour
Nation Oct 06 Watch 5:17 Justice Department aims to release 6,000 nonviolent drug offenders from prison 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… By PBS News Hour
Politics Jul 05 Obama set to commute dozens of nonviolent drug sentences, aides say Aides say President Barack Obama is set to commute the sentences of dozens of nonviolent federal drug offenders in the coming weeks… By Daniel Costa-Roberts