Long sentences and recidivism kept prison populations high for decades, but prisons are now starting to empty.

A man wrongfully convicted of a fatal shooting in a Brooklyn video game room more than two decades ago and then deported to ...

In his Tuesday letter headlined “Hard or soft,” Jim Fett stated, “The United States has the highest population of incarcerated people in the world even when compared to other countries ...

U.S. News ranks states based on juvenile incarceration. See which states have the lowest rates of juvenile incarceration.

INDIANA (WANE) — Various policies introduced in the United States legislature have caused the United States to rank as one of the highest countries with a dependence on incarceration in an ...

But what's even more unusual is that the United States kept increasing incarceration levels, even when crime rates started to go down. And they've actually come down quite a bit by about 50% since ...

Idaho has the highest rate of female incarceration in the United States, according to a new report from the Idaho Justice Project. The report, “Women’s Incarceration in Idaho: The Problem and ...

Mike Tyson, a global boxing icon, seems ready to step out of the ring and into the spotlight as an advocate for legal reform ...

This image made from video shows the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court in New Orleans, Monday, April 10, 2023. Across the U.S., there have been steep declines in the number of youth in juvenile ...

Justice Disorder — Mental Health and Incarceration in the United States Authors : Nathaniel P. Morris , M.D. , Philip Jones , William Palmer , and Debra Malina , Ph.D. Author Info & Affiliations ...

Photos from the unveiling of the historical marker. In 1911, John Jordan, a 19-year-old African American, was lynched by a ...

U.S. News ranks states based on incarceration rates. See which states have the lowest rates of incarceration.