Faced with more immediate funding needs, state officials haven’t asked for more money for rehabilitation programs, such as ...

Expunging low-level, non-violent criminal records will help people get jobs and help the police by reducing crime in our communities.

Crime researchers use murder (or homicide) rate per 100,000 as a crude measure of the general level of violent interpersonal ...

Lawmakers hope to put into practice research drawing parallels between family visits and decreases in inmate misconduct and ...

Crime researchers use murder (or homicide) rate per 100,000 as a crude measure of the general level of violent interpersonal crime globally. According to the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, ...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes a plan to close two State Correctional Institutions and two ...

The governor's budget plan also calls for closure of two state-run community corrections facilities for an additional $10 ...

A set of bills with the backing of North Dakota’s governor could help reduce recidivism and support recovery for inmates ...

Accreditation of jail healthcare services may improve patient health and reduce jail deaths by 93 percent, according to a new ...

Lisel Petis, resident senior fellow for criminal justice and civil liberties at the conservative public policy think tank R Street Institute, said recidivism is reduced when court cases are quickly ...