The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than 6,000 federal, state and local ...

When President Donald Trump commuted Alice Marie Johnson's life sentence in 2018, many observers assumed that the grandmother was fully free. What they didn't realize at the time was that Johnson, who ...

In Pennsylvania, more than half of incarcerated people are jailed due to probation violations. We speak with formerly incarcerated activist LaTonya Myers, who says probation and parole, rather than ...

During the November election, voters across the country approved a slew of initiatives to reform police departments, curb the failed war on drugs and reduce incarceration. But millions of people are ...

Delaware state Sen. Marie Pinkney first introduced Senate Bill 4 in March 2023 aiming to make parole and probation rules more lenient to reduce arrests and give greater access to records. Revisions to ...

Criminal justice reform advocates have long scrutinized Oklahoma’s court fines and fees collection system, in which some counties rely on private debt collectors and failure-to-pay arrest warrants.

The Cumberland County Adult Probation and Parole Office will move to 1100 Claremont Road in Middlesex Township on May 28, 2026, bringing together staff that has operated from two separate locations ...

Columns share an author's personal perspective and are often based on facts in the newspaper's reporting. During the November election, voters across the country approved a slew of initiatives to ...