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 ...

Around half of all new admissions to Missouri's prisons come from people who have violated their probation or parole. Those cases sent more than 5,000 Missourians back to prison last year — and a lack ...

In the past decade, the problem of mass incarceration has gotten increased attention and thought. But in his new book, Mass Supervision, Vincent... Almost 4 million people are on probation or parole.

The Santa Barbara County Probation Department will mark Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week, July 20-26, honoring the dedication of probation professionals who work every day to make local ...

JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri's prosecutors have signed on to an overhaul of the state's probation and parole system that aims to keep some offenders who are deemed nonviolent out of prison. JEFFERSON ...

The state’s probation and parole system is no effective alternative to prison, the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana said in a new report, calling it “an onerous regime that is anything but ...

Following a Jan. 12 review of Massachusetts’ criminal justice system, The Council of State Governments confirmed that two in five people released from the Commonwealth’s prisons are freed without the ...

Gov. Jeff Landry has picked a longtime acquaintance with nearly 30 years of experience working in probation and parole services to run the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which includes ...

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif)– Chief Probation Officer Holly Benton announced today that Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week will be celebrated July 20–26, 2025, honoring the dedication of ...

Millionaire Robert Durst, who was acquitted of murder two years ago, met with probation officials Monday in Houston to discuss conditions of his release from prison after serving time on charges ...