Grand juries in recent federal cases have declined to indict in matters that prosecutors appeared confident would proceed, ...

Billy Kearse's execution is scheduled for March 3, 2026, with just 33 days between the signing of his death warrant and the ...

Alabama's prison system is a modern-day plantation, exploiting Black labor for profit while stripping them of their political ...

A Yolo County judge denied a request to release a homeless caretaker charged with felony petty theft, citing a history of failing to appear and repeated probation violations, and set bail at $10,000.

A judge in Orange County set $5,000 bail for a man who has been in jail for seven months, raising questions about the fairness of cash bail in the court system.

Crime in the US has decreased, but the data is complex and the claim that it has reached an "all-time low" is not supported by the available data, according to independent analysts.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting New York City Public Schools in its legal challenge to the U.S. Department of ...

Meditation has been shown to have a transformative effect on incarcerated individuals, helping them to manage anger, stress, and existential questions, and providing them with a sense of inner peace ...

A Yolo County judge denied a request to release an individual charged with petty theft and trespassing, ruling that a newly filed competency report did not warrant a change in custody status.

Kendrick Simpson was executed by lethal injection in Oklahoma on Thursday, prompting protests and renewed criticism of ...

Charles "Sonny" Burton, a 75-year-old Black man, is scheduled to be executed on March 12, 2026 for his role in a 1991 robbery ...

Fix Our Shelters and a statewide coalition of rescue and advocacy partners have issued cease-and-desist legal demands to ...