The Biden administration's criminal justice reform efforts have been criticized for relying on short-term measures and political signaling rather than durable policy changes, leaving the system ...

A pair of handcuffs poking through prison bars. Most bills aimed at reforming the criminal justice system failed in the session, though advocates were encouraged by the progress of some proposals.

Criminal justice reform, including sentencing reform, is nearly as difficult to get through the Legislature as the bill designating Martin Luther King Jr. Day was in its time. This recent legislative ...

This summer’s annual event highlighting Proskauer’s participation in the Associates’ Campaign for Legal Aid (an effort led by associates at top New York City law firms to raise funds) carried special ...

A recent article posted at IBJ.com reported the addition of various new criminal code violations and increased penalties approved in the 2025 session of the Indiana General Assembly. For example, ...

The Supreme Court ruled that restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act is criminal punishment, and that the ...

The Minns Labor Government will legislate to stop convicted offenders relying on evidence of their ‘good character’ in sentencing proceedings.

Federal sentencing for fraud and theft offenses has long been dominated by a single metric: monetary loss. Section 2B1.1 of ...