Major US cities overall experienced a steep drop in violent crime last year, according to a statistical analysis released by the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

From the Criminal Tribes Act to mass incarceration and corporate impunity, the history of criminal law reveals how states define crime to discipline the poor, stigmatise denotified tribes, and shield ...

TN's recidivism rate hovers near 46%, and unemployment among justice-involved individuals remains dramatically higher than the general population.

The success of community-based sentences in reducing reoffending and paying back to society has been highlighted following the recently announced extra funding for alternatives to custody. Justice Sec ...

Paroling rates have risen in Massachusetts, and the new chair of the Parole Board doesn't see the increase as a negative.

Without the support he found in Idaho’s mental health court program over the past two years, Twin Falls father Eric Taylor doesn’t think he would be alive today. After his younger brother’s death, ...

Arthur Klein, an incarcerated individual at Ironwood State Prison, is advocating for the passage of AB 622, which would allow ...

After a major spike in the murder rate that coincided with the beginning of the pandemic and lasted well into the 2020s, the ...

The president says he wants to make America safe again, but his administration is undermining programs that aim to do just that.

The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics has tracked what happens after release for decades. In a 10-year follow-up of people released from state prison, about two-thirds were arrested again within three ...

Campaign website: https://gadsonfornc.com/ Occupation and employer: Law Professor, University of North Carolina 1. What in ...