During his eulogy, the Beech Grove Police Department chief paused to call for reform of the criminal justice system.

California releasing a child predator who was supposed to serve three life sentences shows how criminal justice "reform" destroys trust in the system.

The violent crime rate in the United States has dropped to record lows. It is wonderful news, but people shouldn’t become complacent and shouldn’t accept the weakening of the justice system at the ...

The Bureau of Prisons has failed to properly administer the First Step Act, resulting in tens of thousands of inmates being held for months longer than the law allowed, costing taxpayers billions of ...

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This year, state lawmakers are hoping that Albany’s infamous budget delays become an opportunity to push for criminal justice reform. They were joined Tuesday by advocates for a package of bills meant ...

As pundits compete to explain the results of this year's presidential election, a familiar narrative has emerged about local election results: the notion that voters have delivered a wholesale ...

Last month, the Council on Criminal Justice launched a nonpartisan task force on AI, to study how AI could be used in the ...

Over the years, Massachusetts’s rate of incarceration, as well as its prison population, have been on the decline. At the same time, watchdogs and prison reform advocates continue to call out the ...

Glenn E. Martin, who spent six years in New York state prisons before becoming a national leader and advocate for reform of the criminal justice system, will speak on Thursday, March 5, at SUNY ...

President-elect Donald Trump campaigned for president in 2016 in part by styling himself as a tough-on-crime contender who, if elected, would institute a national anti-crime agenda, crack down on ...