States are now in the process of preparing to implement parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which achieved some of the most significant pro-work reforms to America’s social welfare system in ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: Alice Marie Johnson, who had her sentence commuted by U.S. President Donald Trump (L) after serving 21 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, thanks the press during a ...

Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein gained early release under the First Step Act, highlighting shifting crypto crime ...

Convicted Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein said a prison reform law signed by President Donald Trump led to his early ...

Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal. He is the author of “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left’s Assault on Clean ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. President Donald Trump is in the process of making significant ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to five years in prison in 2024 for hacking crypto exchange Bitfinex, was released early thanks to Trump’s First Step Act.