Lauren-Brooke Eisen, a senior director at the Brennan Center for Justice, a public policy nonprofit, said prisons have long been attractive for small, rural towns hoping for an economic boost. “There ...

At its Tuesday meeting, the Monroe County council approved a $11.375-million purchase agreement for the land where a new county jail and co-located justice complex is now ... where a convention center ...

David Stevens has served since 2023 as a deputy chief assistant state attorney. Before that, he was a prosecutor for eight ...

Changing the experience of incarceration to one that is more constructive and humane is part of a new, dignity-first approach ...

FILE - Plaintiff David Meehan, center, leaves the courtroom with his attorney Rus ... plaintiff David Meehan by nearly 99% ...

(KNSI) – Stearns County officials are making good progress on the new justice center. Final schematics and designs should be ...

We consider ourselves the conscience of the ABA when it comes to focusing on social justice issues effecting the too often voiceless and vulnerable among us. Commission on Disability Rights As an ...

While Texas Republicans dominated in competitive state House races Tuesday night, all 7 incumbent Democrats from Austin ...

It's time for Austin-area early voters to cast their ballots in the 2024 general election. See list of polling locations, ...

An appeals court says a federal receiver can proceed with a takeover of a Mississippi jail where a judge found ...

In any given election, the vast majority of House districts are won by the party that already holds them. Has it always been this way? To find out, we examined the outcome of every House election from ...

A Pennsylvania corrections officer has been charged in a domestic violence incident that took place in Mount Olive on Oct. 5.