U.S. prisons
Shaka Senghor's story is exactly why America needs to stop turning its back on prisoners.
More than 2 million people are caged in a sprawling system of jails, prisons and detention centers.
“It comes down to what the president has said many times before: Simply, some people make mistakes.”
The White House reviews the many ways in which our criminal justice system is failing.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
An overwhelming number of voters want to reform the federal justice system, a new poll finds.
The president shortened more sentences Friday than he has in his entire presidency.
To shrink the prison population, we'll need to think a lot bigger than nonviolent drug offenders.
Yes, THAT Harvard.