Punishment provides immediate, visible results, while empowering youth requires patience, understanding and time.

National outrage over a controversial Woodford County case could reverse portions of a 2011 law that had overwhelming ...

A pair of handcuffs poking through prison bars. Most bills aimed at reforming the criminal justice system failed in the session, though advocates were encouraged by the progress of some proposals.

Criminal justice reform was peddled to voters as being about poor, underprivileged souls serving harsh sentences for smoking ...

Criminal justice reform advocacy groups plan to support bills targeting parole, prison conditions and the death penalty in ...

Lawmakers in Arizona prioritize funding for prison oversight and criminal justice reform, with a focus on improving conditions and oversight.

As Democrats head into a new legislative session and reevaluate their priorities, criminal justice reform advocates are not backing off their push for sentencing reform. They plan to hold rallies ...

We need criminal justice reform now more than ever. Despite strides made in various facets of American society, the treatment of individuals behind bars remains shockingly inhumane. The recent ...

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 ...

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 ...

It seems like only yesterday that criminal justice reform was in vogue. Progressives were being elected as prosecutors. Laws were passed to relieve prison overcrowding and divert offenders from the ...