(BOP) - Last year, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) launched the Federal Release Identification Card initiative to help individuals depart custody with reliable identification, supporting compliance with the First Step Act and Second Chance Act. Since the program’s nationwide rollout in October 2023, the Bureau has generated an estimated 32,000 release identification cards for individuals returning to the community. 06-09-2026 Read More

The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rutherford v. United States marks a decisive turn in that evolution, pulling the doctrine back toward its more limited origins and rejecting a more expansive vision embraced by the U.S. Sentencing Commission just a few years ago. 06-09-2026 Read More

The results of this federal experiment were nothing short of extraordinary. By 2023, of the more than 13,200 individuals placed into CARES Act home confinement, an overwhelming 96% completed their terms without a single technical violation or new offense. More astonishingly, only 22 individuals (0.17%) were returned to secure custody for committing a new crime. 06-09-2026 Read More

In the twelve months that the Addiction Services Coordinator has been on the job, they have treated over 700 inmates with substance abuse disorders 06-09-2026 Read More

Every year, thousands of children are placed in solitary confinement by U.S. public schools as punishment for having a disability. This abuse and abandonment must stop. 05-30-2026 Read More

Repeated incarceration can slowly reshape identity, belonging, and trust. 05-30-2026 Read More