Massachusetts' highest court is imposing a legal protocol that could result in hundreds of criminal defendants being set free ...

This story was updated at 5:15 p.m. on July 3, 2025 to include comment from Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. A single justice of the Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday initiated a ...

California deployed incarcerated firefighters to combat wildfires in Los Angeles earlier this year. Now, a new state budget ...

Supreme Judicial Court Justice Dalila Argaez Wendlandt is weighing whether to invoke protocol that could lead to the release of criminal defendants who have no lawyers amid a work stoppage.

Criminal records, especially including violent or sex offenses, were identified as a barrier for low-income housing, vouchers or market rentals. A lack of good credit, rental history and references is ...

A growing memorial outside Milwaukee Police District 2 stands as a powerful tribute to Officer Kendall Corder, who died after being ...

The lawyers who represent the city’s poorest defendants want to be paid on par with their federal counterparts. They last ...

One practice in Virginia jails that perpetuates the cycle of incarceration is the practice of “Keep Fees” or charging inmates ...

Trump’s pardons of the Jan. 6 rioters led to worries about actions being taken against attorneys involved in the massive ...