Bill Clinton overstated the effect of the crime bill he signed in 1994 when he said, “because of that bill we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate.” Independent analyses have ...

Bill Clinton has a heated exchange with a protester during a rally for Hillary Clinton, April 7, 2016, in Philadelphia.(Ed Hille / The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) “I know those young people were ...

The 1994 federal crime bill that created tough new criminal sentences and incentivized states to build more prisons and pass truth-in-sentencing laws is getting new scrutiny during this 2020 election ...

The former vice president argues it didn't result in "mass incarcerations." Earlier this month, standing in the rain before a crowd of Granite State voters at a house party in Nashua, New Hampshire, ...

Joe Biden regrets supporting the bill. Joe Biden regrets supporting the bill. “The mistake came in terms of what the states did locally,” he said. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events ...