US inmates

Obama's clemency project struggles as cases pile up in DOJ

Nearly two years after its announcement, Obama's Clemency Project is struggling under a deluge of un...

Mar 15, 2016 03:42 AM EDT

Lawmakers Argue on Rhode Island Solitary Confinement of Inmates

Lawmakers in Rhode Island are pushing a bill that would limit solitary confinement in no more than 1...

Mar 03, 2016 07:34 AM EST

President Obama commutes sentences of nearly 100 federal drug offenders

President Obama exercised commuted nearly 100 inmates and 66 out of 2000 petitions for pardons. The ...

Dec 21, 2015 07:11 PM EST