The functioning of the judiciary reveals that it has exercised its powers in creative ways and devised new strategies to ensure the protection of human rights of prisoners. In recent decades, the ...

Exclusive: Prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms continuing to take their own lives, say campaigners, as government ...

Pamela Smart, who is serving a sentence of life in prison for being an accomplice in the murder of her husband, is weighing ...

Here's a look at some of the major bills that made it to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk — and those that didn't — this year.

That blueprint, titled “A Moment of Reckoning”, was outlined in a virtual press conference on Thursday. The blueprint calls for an end to prolonged solitary confinement, a pathway for release for ...

Despite Maryland's progressive reputation, the disparities in its criminal justice system are among the worst in the country.

The legislature rejected Hochul’s central public safety policy priorities while embracing proposals to increase prison ...

The news mainstream media just doesn’t cover. Racial justice journalism since 1909.

A group tackling mass incarceration in Maryland released recommendations Thursday and plans to produce a report by next month ...

The family and friends of Robert Brooks, a man killed by prison guards in New York State, will gather at a town hall this ...

The New York State Assembly and Senate responded to Governor Hochul's FY2026 Executive Budget proposal on Tuesday, unveiling ...