How Congress Forbids Judges From Doing Their Job
How should the punishment for convicted offenders be determined? Option 1: Judges have discretion and flexibility when it comes to determining punishment. They have the ability to determine the length…
Chicago Nightmare Prison Showcases the Dangers of Police Militarization
Prisons, when used correctly, serve an important purpose of keeping violent criminals off the street and protecting the general population. But one prison in Chicago is allegedly operating less like…
Less Imprisonment Doesn’t Lead to More Crime
The United States has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, as well as the largest prison population anywhere on Earth. With all those people locked away, one…
Successful conservative reforms could be coming to the federal prison system
Political pundits and the media like to tell Americans that there’s no hope of President Barack Obama and Republican-controlled Congress getting anything done. They’re too far apart on almost everything,…