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 ...

Deputies said the suspects also violated legal requirements they must comply with as part of being on the sex offender ...

A Davidson County man who was convicted in 2008 on multiple counts related to sexual abuse children and later released from ...

Around half of all new admissions to Missouri's prisons come from people who have violated their probation or parole. Those cases sent more than 5,000 Missourians back to prison last year — and a lack ...

Gathered to mark a week honoring those involved in pretrial, probation and parole supervision are, from left, Commissioner Bonni S. Dunlap, probation officers Joshua Uncapher and Alyse Farrell, ...

Governor Glenn Youngkin has proclaimed July 20-26 as Virginia Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Supervision Week. The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) celebrates its probation and parole ...

At its annual public meeting, the Alaska Board of Parole offered little explanation, but advocates want to know more about their criteria and say more transparency will help reduce recidivism.

Three people were charged with absconding from parole after Nash County deputies conducted a patrol near several motels.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) That means one out of every 60 Americans is entangled in the system — one of the ...