Mitch McConnell’s Senate has quietly passed juvenile justice legislation that would ban states from holding children in adult jails.

Former inmates facing deportation place their hope in California's outgoing governor.

The deadline for refunds is weeks away, but few know it.

Too much? Too little? You be the judge.

Pairing old-school defense with attention to real-life problems gets people out of jail.

Have you ever run away from home? What’s your most unusual sex act?

The president wants to send more prisoners to halfway houses. The Justice Department is doing exactly the opposite.

Neko Wilson to be released in the first test of California’s felony murder law.

After forcing Nevada into a legal battle over its lethal injection drugs, an execution “volunteer” says the state is punishing him.

Dallas cops who were veterans fired their weapons more than those who never served in the armed forces, study shows.