Federal inmates are in prison institutions for too long under laws meant to see them released sooner. The Bureau of Prisons has nobody to blame for these failures other than themselves. A tenant of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. In May, the Bureau of Prisons distributed a memorandum stating ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of employees working for the Bureau of Prisons. We regret the error. The two of us have spent a ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the number of employees working for the Bureau of Prisons. We regret the error. The two of us have spent a ...