Carrie Johnson

Advocates are concerned the nominees being floated for the Sentencing Commission could adopt more punitive approaches, despite nationwide calls for justice and police reform.

Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad is accused of violating American sanctions laws against Iran, but prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are backing away nearly three months after convicting him.

The former No. 2 leader of the FBI argues that his dismissal last year was groundless and that he was defamed by people in the Trump administration. He may still face criminal charges.

Conservatives are delighted by a promise kept to nominate a wave of young judges. Liberals fear effects for decades — and peril for abortion rights. The judges are also largely white and male.

President Trump has now appointed nearly one in four of all federal circuit court judges, cementing an important part of his legacy. The picks are far less diverse than his predecessor's.

Attorney General William Barr is directing the Bureau of Prisons to resume capital punishment in the federal prison system.

Attorney General William Barr effectively clears the way to resume capital punishment in the federal prison system.
The Justice Department says it wants to resume executions as early as December.

Robert Mueller warned in his opening statement that he would not go beyond his report on the Russian interference in the 2016 election. But lawmakers tried to get him to underline their points.

Robert Mueller says his report on Russian election interference is his testimony. But lawmakers from both political parties are strategizing how to score their own points at Wednesday's hearing.

More than 3,100 are moving out of the Bureau of Prisons system on Friday and the Justice Department is making other changes to comply with a law passed by Congress last year.

The Department of Justice says ransomware attacks on small and mid-sized local governments by criminal groups are becoming more sophisticated. The agency is warning municipalities to be ready.

Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski kept clear of the special counsel investigation and stepped up enforcement to fight the addiction epidemic — and says more of that is coming.

Hedge Fund Manager Jeffrey Epstein is due in a New York courtroom Monday after being arrested over the weekend. A source tells NPR that Epstein is facing allegations of sex trafficking.

Prosecutors in D.C. are trying a new approach for juveniles on the wrong side of the law. They've launched a program that puts young people in touch with their victims to come up with a way forward.

The District of Columbia is leading the way on a new program in which young offenders get a second chance. It's difficult, but authorities say it's worth it.

The nationwide analysis has concluded that probation and parole violations amount to nearly half of admissions to state prisons. The majority of those violations were minor infractions.

Congress is at odds with DOJ over enforcement of a ban on female genital mutilation. Prosecutors say they can't appeal a judge's decision because the law needs work; the House wants its will upheld.

Reid Weingarten, a former public corruption prosecutor, was called a conservative toady and a "lefty" the same day in separate cases. But the system resists the will of any individual, he says.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller made his first public statement Wednesday saying his report was his testimony and making it clear he does not plan to testify before Congress

Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes his first public remarks since the release of his office's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.