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 ...

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has faced significant challenges in implementing the First Step Act (FSA), a 2018 law aimed at reforming the federal prison system. Some of the challenges included ...

The Bureau of Prisons has failed to properly administer the First Step Act, resulting in tens of thousands of inmates being held for months longer than the law allowed, costing taxpayers billions of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The First Step Act is a significant piece of criminal justice ...