Amid a crisis in the state’s prison system, the governor’s and legislature’s budget proposals differ, but largely lack major reforms.

The discussion of criminal justice reform in the U.S. reaches beyond political party lines, with many advocating for change as unjust convictions have come to light over the past 20 years.

Crime is falling to historic lows. This economist knows how to make it plunge even faster.

Governor Kathy Hochul sometimes reminds me of my first teachers, the mostly Irish nuns from the Dominican Sisters order who ran the Annunciation School on West 131st Street in Harlem in the 1960s. I ...

Last week, criminal justice reform in California appeared to suffer several blows. California passed Proposition 36 — a tough-on-crime measure that imposes harsher sentences on low-level offenses like ...

Last week would have been my father Robert F. Kennedy’s 99th birthday. As attorney general, his career — and enduring legacy — was built on his commitment to the fair, just and equal application of ...

Marijuana products remain federally illegal until approved by the FDA, and only three cannabis-based drugs have received such approval to date. Most marijuana-related criminal charges and penalties ...

Criminal justice reform advocates in New York are making their case for fixes to the parole system in 2025. Advocates and elected officials held rallies across the state on Thursday calling for the ...

A year into Illinois’ bail reform, more people charged with domestic violence in Cook County have been ordered held pending trial compared to the year prior. And with setting bail no longer an option, ...