Criminal-Justice Reform Was a Key Part of President Biden’s Campaign. Here’s How He’s Done So Far

During his campaign for the Oval Office, President Joe Biden made criminal-justice reform a focal point, calling out many problems with the system: over-incarceration, a lack of focus on redemption and rehabilitation, racial and socioeconomic disparities, "urban gun violence," and more.

When it comes to having turned those promises into reality, a little more than a year into his first term, criminal-justice experts give him a mixed report card.