After months of planning, Multnomah County leaders have decided on a location in Southeast Portland for a new permanent ...

Persevere, a program piloted last year in the Florida Department of Corrections, teaches eligible inmates to become ...

The trustee program allows low-level offenders to service different cleaning or work details. According to county officials, there are just over 40 inmates in the program.

The Lebanon County district attorney stood by Jonathan Hess after his October arrest and blamed stress for his driving at ...

If my drug court can help one person, it was successful. If one person gets their dad back or their mom back, it’s a ...

Brigitte Biffle, Oklahoma County's chief public defender, carries on work of Bob Ravitz, the longtime chief who died after ...

During its Jan. 7 meeting, the Hays County Commissioners Court swore in officials elected in the Nov. 5 general election and ...

The goal is to prevent young people from getting a criminal record and time in jail, giving them a better shot at reducing ...

They can also be denied services and benefits — or opportunities for citizenship — promised by military recruiters.

The Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative has provided prearrest diversion services to the city since it was founded in 2017.

Atlanta’s jail diversion program resumed services today, Jan. 6, after a months-long contract dispute with Mayor Andre ...