Proposition 57, passed in 2016, was intended to reduce overcrowding in California prisons and incentivize rehabilitation, but ...

NEW ORLEANS — October is Youth Justice Action Month, a month where advocates try to educate people about rehabilitation for kids who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. For the past ...

As Democrats head into a new legislative session and reevaluate their priorities, criminal justice reform advocates are not backing off their push for sentencing reform. They plan to hold rallies ...

A court clerk swears in people who will testify before the Pardons and Parole Board hearing in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Criminal justice reform groups have asked the Alabama Board ...

Months after their son's death, Karen and Eric Ruffins continue to hold on to the memory of their "third heartbeat." "He was my third heartbeat," Karen said. "My third born. The love of my life." Eric ...

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When John Vaesau was released from prison last September, he expected to receive the $200 that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or CDCR, is required to give to nearly every ...

As director of the undergraduate program in criminal justice and rehabilitation, Rodney Maiden wants his students to leave University of Wisconsin-Stout not only with their diplomas but with relevant ...

County officials gave tours of the new facility and held a ceremony to commemorate the building's completion on Tuesday. The new center will have roughly twice the capacity of the current juvenile ...