Many individuals face serious consequences after multiple DUI offenses, making it crucial to explore alternatives to ...

David Gauke says ‘penal populism’ has spurred a 30-year political competition to impose ever-longer jail terms ...

THE Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) is spearheading efforts to shift from punitive incarceration to rehabilitation for minor ...

A bill filed last week in Frankfort would require judges to consider whether a parent convicted of a crime should be given a sentence other than incarceration, in order to keep the parent with ...

A 23-year-old man was arrested Saturday for two counts suspicion of misdemeanor violation of a domestic violence temporary ...

In 1993, five women in Vermilion County — all attorneys — sat down and came up with a plan to help young people who'd broken the law to get back on track and avoid a criminal record. "Without any ...

Calls are being made for a review of sentencing guidelines after a drug-dealing couple from Stoke-on-Trent avoided being sent ...

Prosecutors said this was due to the defense's plans to request a mental health sentencing alternative. Garner and multiple family members of Taelor spoke to the court Tuesday, sharing their ...

This Oklahoma law aims to ease sentencing for convicted abuse survivors ... But she’s thought about alternative locations ...

The popular measure offers repeat drug offenders a chance at treatment instead of a stiffer sentence. But Newsom proposes the needed treatment funds.

The top court took suo motu cognizance of a Calcutta high court judgment in the case, where a division bench acquitted the ...

Ill-advised sentencing reforms and a political drive to appear "tough on crime" have pushed Britain's justice system to the ...