Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo by iStock/Getty Images Plus) Virginia’s criminal justice future is shaking up the status quo. In a departure from tradition ...

So, the long-awaited recommendations of the independent review of sentencing, chaired by former justice secretary David Gauke, have landed. The recommendations – heavily trailed over the last couple ...

FLORENCE, AZ (AZFamily) — A newly formed board tasked with standardizing procedures for the supervision, treatment and oversight of sex offenders has elected its first chairwoman. Beth Goulden, a ...

A state lawmaker’s proposal to reform California’s system of parole and probation is on hold for now after the measure died in committee. The measure — introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, who ...

Seven years ago, rapper Meek Mill was released from prison following an outcry that turned into a social movement around probation and parole reform. Now he’s the face of REFORM Alliance, a nonprofit ...

In California, the most common form of court-ordered discipline for youth is probation. But there are no official rules for how long it should last. Rachel Handley In 2023, more than 10,000 youth were ...

The past two years have been the best of my life. I married the love of my life, had a beautiful baby girl and founded a nonprofit changing the lives of Virginians. It’s the kind of success I could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A series of prison cells. (Photo by txking via Getty Images) Formerly incarcerated people who are still subject to probation could ...

Richmond resident Gerard Palms is the first person to tell you, he’s made some bad decisions in life. “March 5, 2024, I was released from prison after serving 13.5 years,” Palms said. In 2010, Palms ...