Louisiana, New York and other states are rolling back reforms — and efforts to reduce excessive sentencing or expand parole ...

Gov. Spencer Cox signed 43 crime bills but warns against an unsustainable rise in penalties — his solution? A new criminal ...

With a new administration in Washington, the time may have finally arrived to address an issue that has plagued the federal ...

People with mental illness are significantly overrepresented in our nation’s jails and prisons. Each year, roughly two million people with serious mental illness are booked into jail.

Who'd want to get mixed up in OK County's jail travails? Hear from state Rep. Jason Lowe and lobbyist Jed Green, candidates ...

Tennessee Comptroller's office study offers ways Shelby County, others in the state can improve criminal justice transparency ...

Ongoing issues at the aging Shelby County Jail and Walter Bailey Criminal Justice Center continue. Attorneys, Walter Bailey ...

Someone getting off on a technicality might not seem like a big deal for speeding tickets, or even low-level crimes with no physically harmed victims. But New York’s discovery law does not ...

Bruce Skaug to talk about use of the firing squad and other criminal justice issues. Then, Melissa Davlin interviews East Idaho farmer Brian Murdock about legislative investments in water recharge ...

"The lack of accessible, usable, and timely criminal justice data is a state and national issue," the Comptroller's office said in an email statement. In 2022, the Comptroller's study showed ...