Texas lawmakers push over 100 bills to increase criminal penalties, potentially leading to overcrowding of state's jails and prisons.

A just system would shift away from punishment toward prevention and restorative justice. Community investment in programs, people returning to the community, and accountability are the path to a safe ...

Welsh police forces have said there are no "current widespread issues" with grooming gangs in Wales, and that they are not ...

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) is appealing to citizens to make their voices heard as the ...

Running parallel to Rodrigo Duterte’s transfer to the International Criminal Court in The Hague is a monthslong feud with the Philippines’ current president.

The quorum court on Monday officially began the process of looking into a solution for future prisoner housing ...

Public tours of the Independence Central Police Building began Tuesday night as part of an effort to convince voters that the structure needs to be replaced.

Fred Strampe and Zach Wittchow are vying for the seat of Judge Brad Schimel. Each says they have something to bring to the ...

The Criminal Justice Committee has backed the general principles of the Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic ...

Despite the existence of the National Action Plan (NAP) on human rights, a plethora of hapless citizens remain trapped in prolonged pre-trial detention, due to corruption, judicial inefficiencies, ...

The search for Chicago’s 42nd U.S. attorney comes at a significant moment in history for an office long extolled as a model ...

Proponents of the bill said it was needed to enhance public safety. Opponents said it would lead to more needless revocations ...