An intense spate of alarmist headlines preceded the Victorian government announcing what some experts call 'knee-jerk' bail reforms.

IMPERIAL — Education is often seen as a gateway to opportunity, but for incarcerated students, it can be a lifeline to ...

A draconian federal policy enforces a lifetime of punishment by denying Fair Housing protections to individuals convicted of drug distribution.

The latest data from the Prison Policy Initiative paints a disturbing picture of how our criminal justice system fails to ...

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch testified earlier in the day and was not present at the time Bronx District Attorney Darcel ...

Under existing law, Maryland automatically prosecutes children in the adult system for a long list of crimes—with zero assessment before filing about whether they could be rehabilitated in the ...

Decreasing recidivism is a goal in and of itself, she said, but cutting down on repeat low-level offenders will have the secondary benefit of freeing up court resources for prosecuting more ...

When she received an invitation to speak at the California Institution for Men, a prison in the city of Chino, California, in August, she saw a new opportunity to help interrupt the cycle of domestic ...

The Northern Territory's prison population has reached a new high following its largest quarterly increase on record, ...

A spokesperson for Bragg said the office is determined to address the cycle of recidivism and will work with the NYPD on that shared goal. “Under D.A. Bragg, shootings in Manhattan are down 45% ...

By denying stable housing, the Thurmond Amendment perpetuates cycles of poverty, recidivism, and family instability — all while offering no measurable benefit to public safety. Housing the ...

New York’s Reentry Assistance Bill will help lower recidivism among formerly incarcerated people and offer genuine aid, advocates say.