“It will return us to a time when people languished in jail before trial,” the Bronx Defenders said of Hochul’s plan, “forced ...

During the current Mississippi legislative session, which runs from Jan. 7 through April 6, lawmakers will consider a raft of bills that could become law and impact prisons and jails, courts, policing ...

Rather than be defined by a single moment in time, people can build productive lives after demonstrating positive change.

Advances in technologies such as AI and VR-based solutions present further opportunities for legal professionals to enhance evidence in the courtroom, but also present challenges in reliability.

Sir William Blackstone famously said that it is "better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent suffer." The ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

A legislative resolution that lays out a settlement between the mental health department and a group that sued the state is ...

Minnesota’s pretrial system relies heavily on monetary bail and disproportionately impacts Black and Indigenous people and ...

A circle of criminal justice advocates have long pushed to create an independent body to monitor the Arizona Department of ...

In this interview, author Keeonna Harris discusses the healing experience of writing her debut memoir, Mainline Mama.

The automated expungement of criminal records would apply to people with misdemeanors and low-level, non-violent felonies.

The bill moved to the full House of Representatives for consideration, passing the House Judiciary Committee with 8 votes in ...