The First Step Act is changing the way that federal prison systems treat prisoners. It increases opportunities for rehabilitation, shortens sentences, and enhances prisoners' rights. The law is a ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of employees working for the Bureau of Prisons. We regret the error. The two of us have spent a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has had a year of ...

Most all federal inmates will eventually return to society. The BOP is trying to expand its use of community custody but years of underfunding have slowed that progress. Halfway houses, officially ...