Crime rates are increasing across the United States. If history is any indication, many policymakers and Americans will look to our prisons and jails in the next few years to stop the crime rise. But ...

Almost half of supervision cases over 10 years involved revoking parole and returning offenders to prison or giving them new sentences ...

Why do so many people return to crime after serving their sentence—even in Norway, with one of the world's most humane prison systems? That is the question Olea Linnea Andersson recently explored in ...

Described as “first-of-its-kind,” the MRV community outreach program was designed to bring multiple department services directly to clients using the vehicles.

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — It’s the reality for thousands of Pennsylvanians in the criminal justice system: being re-arrested or re-incarcerated. It’s known as recidivism, a pattern Kelly Evans with the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — According to the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the rate of felony rearrests dropped since bail reform took effect five years ago.

Why sex offender registries succeed or fail depends on psychology, culture, and assessment, not fear or public exposure.

The group approved several recommendations at its meeting, including an endorsement of a faith-based seminary program.

The South Dakota Department of Corrections’ (DOC) newly released 2025 annual report shows increased offender costs and a 50% ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Wednesday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation published the findings of the latest recidivism report and found that the rate of people returning to ...