The U.S. operates one of the largest and most punitive criminal justice systems in the world. On any given day, 1.9 million people are incarcerated in more than 6,000 federal, state and local ...

When President Donald Trump commuted Alice Marie Johnson's life sentence in 2018, many observers assumed that the grandmother was fully free. What they didn't realize at the time was that Johnson, who ...

In Pennsylvania, more than half of incarcerated people are jailed due to probation violations. We speak with formerly incarcerated activist LaTonya Myers, who says probation and parole, rather than ...

During the November election, voters across the country approved a slew of initiatives to reform police departments, curb the failed war on drugs and reduce incarceration. But millions of people are ...

Heavy caseloads, job stress, and biases can strain relations between parole and probation officers and their clients, upping offenders’ likelihood of landing back behind bars. On a more hopeful note, ...

Columns share an author's personal perspective and are often based on facts in the newspaper's reporting. During the November election, voters across the country approved a slew of initiatives to ...