Less than half of victims surveyed by a watchdog were confident they could get justice by reporting a crime or that the ...

The biggest study yet on California’s tough-on-crime ballot measure Proposition 36 shows few people are finding their way ...

Mental health disorders are more prevalent among incarcerated individuals than in the general population, and disorders ...

California adopted major sentencing changes under Govs. Gavin Newsom and Jerry Brown. A new report provides the first in-depth look at how they’re working.

New research from the University of Kansas asks if mental health issues like depression and anxiety are associated with ...

Senator Rader leads a study for criminal justice reform in Oklahoma, aiming for system efficiency and cost savings.

Oklahoma Senator Dave Rader leads a study on updating the state's criminal justice system, focusing on efficiency and safety.

A small area of retail shopping inside less than half a square mile of the North Side emerged last year as a hot spot for shoplifting in Chicago, according to a new study. A report by the Council on ...

The Tennessee Comptroller's Office conducted a study on Shelby County's criminal justice system, finding a need for greater transparency and data reporting. The study revealed that Shelby County has a ...

As a recent guest writer, Washington County Judge Patrick Deakins wrote how we have the opportunity with regard to the criminal justice system to "make Washington County a model for the rest of the ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- The Louisiana Supreme Court justice who oversees courts in Caddo Parish has intervened in a plan by Caddo District Court judges to add a sixth criminal court section, appointing an ...