For Assemblymember Jordan Wright, pushing for a fairer criminal justice system is a family affair. The 31-year-old first-term Democrat representing Harlem is sponsoring a bill that would require law ...

In a free workshop, Percy Glover teach how a smarter, more humane criminal justice can produce better outcomes for individuals and society.

Criminal justice reform bills ranging from inmate rights to public safety passed the Virginia General Assembly and currently ...

A lot of people get arrested and convicted in the United States. Those interactions with the criminal justice system cast long financial shadows. This is true for retirement savings as calculations ...

MENTAL HEALTH AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE RELATED ISSUES THAT AFFECT PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS ALL AROUND NEBRASKA. WE’RE TOLD MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE INCARCERATED SUFFER FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THAT’S THE ...

The legislature has made dramatic reforms to our criminal justice system over the past several years—limiting monetary bail, increasing the discovery obligations of prosecutors, reducing incarceration ...

A man accused of a brutal assault at Austin's Central Library was offered mental health treatment in lieu of prison time.

Exactly one week after a woman was randomly stabbed to death in Martin County, questions surrounding mental health are once ...

Oregon’s patchwork system for collecting fees, fines and restitution from people facing criminal charges has resulted in more ...

The top prosecutor overseeing Stamford and Norwalk will step down, marking a major shift for local courts and law enforcement ...