The First Step Act represented one of the most significant federal prison reform efforts in decades. Passed with bipartisan support in 2018, the law was intended to reduce recidivism, expand ...

Four years ago this week, just before Christmas, both parties came together for a holiday miracle: passing the First Step Act, the most significant change to our justice system in decades. It was a ...

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President-elect Trump has been accused of countless things, but never of being predictable. Criminal justice policy is a case in point. Few could have anticipated that landmark prison reform stymied ...

DAYTONA BEACH — As First Step Shelter heads toward the end of its sixth year in operation, the nonprofit's board has approved the budget that will keep the organization running over the next 12 months ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Sometimes, the first step to changing your life starts somewhere where people are ready to take that first step with you. “It takes a tribe, and we are tribe," said Shawna Long. ...

An addiction treatment center in the Sherman Park neighborhood of Milwaukee that has been vital resource for some will permanently close its doors at the end of 2025, according to a late October ...