A former Olmsted County deputy who is already serving a 19.5-year prison sentence for sex-related crimes received an ...

The legislation was proposed by Republicans in the House and Senate but is supported by Democrats and has a broad coalition ...

Things are out of whack, but I’m going to tell you, I’m going to fix it,” the new Alameda County District Attorney said ...

The Independent Sentencing Review said longer jail terms have been a ‘knee jerk’ policy response which has led to an ...

As an interim report by former justice secretary David Gauke lays bare how a move to long sentencing has contributed to a ...

The independent review says successive governments made "knee jerk" decisions to issue longer prison sentences.

The Dutch Openbaar Ministerie (OM) will increasingly impose sentences without judicial oversight, raising concerns about fairness and due process. Under a policy shift, the OM will more frequently use ...

David Gauke criticises politicians for increasing sentences without considering wider impact on justice system.

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David Gauke says ‘penal populism’ has spurred a 30-year political competition to impose ever-longer jail terms ...

Successive governments trying to look "tough on crime" have driven a rising prison population that's overwhelmed the system, ...