The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has faced significant challenges in implementing the First Step Act (FSA), a 2018 law aimed at reforming the federal prison system. Some of the challenges included ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. The First Step Act ushered in much needed change to reduce our ...

Christina Souza shares her past experiences as a formerly unhoused person who sheltered at the First Step Inn. First Step on Durfee Street has dealt with allegations of high-barriers that may ...