More than 13,000 people have been charged in LA, Orange and Riverside counties since the measure’s passage, mostly for repeat ...

A new poll commissioned by Vera Action and conducted by YouGov suggests that a plurality of registered voters view President ...

Prop 36 proponents promised safety, accountability, and mass treatment. California’s getting more mass incarceration instead.

Family reunification, violence prevention and workforce development have kept formerly incarcerated Kentuckians out of ...

A Venezuelan couple arrested during a routine immigration check will try to continue their asylum cases while detained hundreds of miles away from each other.

A law banning prison labor in the late 19th century presaged decades of decline for an institution that began on the cutting ...

You'll get access to an ad-free website with a faster photo browser, the chance to claim free tickets to a host of events ...

NEW ORLEANS – The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), a 50,000-member international nonprofit dedicated to advancing women in engineering and technology, will ...

A related rumor about ICE's purchases of "chemical weapons" was true. The agency has bought munitions under that category since 2005.

Thanks to Miss Major's fight for trans rights, Alabama is the home of two Black and trans-led organizations who have fed, housed and supported those in need of care.

Leaders in Durham are working on a new approach to reduce gun violence. During a joint meeting, elected officials discussed ...

Like many Americans with aging parents, Dominque Jones-Johnson started checking in more regularly with her father when the coronavirus pandemic broke out - but unlike most families, the cost of the ...