Opinion

Joe Biden Hasn’t Kept His Promise to Reduce the Prison Population

THE NEXT FIRST STEP

Under the Biden administration, the number of people incarcerated in federal prisons has risen after years of decline. Congress can step up where the president has failed.

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For thousands of people in federal prisons and their loved ones, the last session of Congress ended on a heartbreaking note. Despite high hopes and bipartisan support for several sentencing bills, Congress failed to pass any meaningful reform during 2022.

That repeated failure—coupled with the Bureau

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