Louisiana, New York and other states are rolling back reforms — and efforts to reduce excessive sentencing or expand parole ...

A Mandan man originally facing meth charges in Burleigh County before the case was transferred to federal court has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Robert Corona pleaded guilty to one ...

Amendment 3, one of four proposed changes to the constitution voters will weigh this week, is controversial. Here's why.

The kidnapping, imprisonment, and attempted deportation of human rights activist Mahmoud Khalil by DHS agents under the Trump ...

Frances Joseph-Gaudet was a saint – literally and figuratively. The Mississippi native was dedicated to reforming prisons. In fact, her work with young Louisiana offenders led to the creation of ...

GEO Group Chairman George Zoley said the company stands to gain up to $1 billion in additional revenue from detaining and surveilling undocumented immigrants.

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink put Social Security reform in the spotlight, suggesting a potentially controversial change: let Americans invest part of their Social Security taxes into private accounts ...

But instead of driving to dinner, a parking lot attendant kidnapped Elliott, raped her and dumped her nude body along the East Pearl River near the Mississippi-Louisiana state line. A duck hunter ...

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No two politicians could be less alike than Sir Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage. But it looks as though the Prime Minister is transitioning into the Reform party’s rumbustuous leader – or at least ...

Adult prison time is more likely. There are often fewer rehabilitation services. After years working to find common-sense criminal justice reform, Louisiana's conservatives, moderates ...