Free Beacon Charles Fain Lehman

Charles Fain Lehman is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor at City Journal. He was previously a staff writer with the Washington Free Beacon.


A prison cell block is seen at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma

In Louisiana, State Government Seeks to Reverse Sky-High Incarceration

Most incarcerated state in the union aims to cut 10% of prison pop. within 10 years

Trump Announces Tough-on-Crime Nominees to Sentencing Commission

Nominations highlight ongoing battle over federal sentencing

White House Sends Congress Framework for Prison Reform

Trump to sign executive order focused on reentry

DOJ Announces New Task Force to Crack Down on Opioid Manufacturers

Feds will also join massive lawsuit against big pharma

SCOTUS to Take Up Capital Case of Man Who Can’t Remember His Crime

Madison v. Alabama to face thorny issue in death penalty cases

prison

Jail Populations Slightly Up, But Shrinking Overall, Study Shows

Number held without conviction reaches new high

Study: As Nations Grow More Equal, STEM Gender Gap Widens

Analysis helps explain persistent male/female gap in hard sciences

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Age of Pregnant Mothers Up, but Out-Of-Wedlock Births Still High, CDC Says

New birth rate numbers show America still below replacement rate