The Biden administration's criminal justice reform efforts have been criticized for relying on short-term measures and political signaling rather than durable policy changes, leaving the system ...

Double magistration is emblematic of the worst of a bureaucratic mindset because it is devoid of compassion, creativity, ...

State Rep. Austin McCollum and Justice of the Peace Carrie Smith are contending to be the next Benton County judge in the ...

What really happens after someone is arrested for a serious crime? Chris and Gabby sit down with Bernalillo County District ...

The three Democratic candidates running for Buncombe County district attorney (DA) convened at the East Asheville Public Library on Jan. 28 for a candidate forum hosted and moderated by the Asheville ...

A woman who almost lost her life because of a crash caused by Michael Egan said the 90-day jail sentence he received Jan. 30 ...

Action Society escalates concerns to the Western Cape High Court over the protracted sentencing process in the Cyntheria Rex murder case, which has faced 128 postponements since 2009, leaving the ...

Incarcerated Mainers can get college degrees, earn wages through remote work and vote. There’s universal access to medication for opioid use disorder in the state’s prisons, along with mental health ...

Tommy Miller was sitting in his first period high school biology class when police walked in and arrested him for a crime that would eventually land him in various prisons across Iowa for 17 1/2 years ...

A quiet courtroom in Fort Pierce carried the weight of a moment that could have altered American history, ending instead with ...

The alleged perpetrators of three high-profile murders in recent months are believed to have been suffering from mental ...

Prosecutors said Joshua Grace shot a man in the back of the head during a drug deal. A jury recommended he get life plus 15 ...